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Kanban : traditional shop signs of Japan / Alan Scott Pate.
Fine Arts Library GT3911.77 .P38 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pate, Alan Scott, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Signs and signboards--Japan.
- Signs and signboards.
- Commercial art--Japan.
- Commercial art.
- Shop signs.
- Art, Japanese.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 175 pages ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego, CA : Mingei International Museum ; Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Kanban, a fusion of art and commerce, refers to the traditional signs Japanese merchants displayed on the streets to advertise their presence, denote the products and services to be found inside, as well as to give individual identity and expression to the shop itself. This book will trace the history of the shop sign in Japan, explore some of the businesses and trades represented, and help the reader travel back to the world of traditional Japan, made emblematic in the fascinating world of kanban"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691176475
- 0691176477
- OCLC:
- 958799778
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