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Japanese detail : architecture / Sadao Hibi.
LIBRA NA7451 .H4313 1989
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hibi, Sadao, 1947- photographer.
- Standardized Title:
- Nihon no dentō iro to katachi. English
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Domestic--Japan.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Japan.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
- Architectural design--Japan.
- Architectural design.
- Japan.
- Local Subjects:
- Architecture, Domestic--Japan.
- Penn Provenance:
- Atkin, Tony (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 142 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
- Other Title:
- 日本の伝統・色とかたち : 住
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1989
- Language Note:
- Text in English, translated from Japanese.
- Summary:
- The author surveys the essential elements of the Japanese aesthetic. From rough hewn flagstone paths to intricate latticework and ornate furnishings, this beautiful sourcebook draws together all the exquisite details of a style that is as timeless as it is contemporary. Full-color images throughout.
- Contents:
- Nostalgia for color and form
- Roofs
- Kaerumata
- Walls
- Latticework
- Windows
- Gates
- Doorways
- Design of Japanese architecture
- Sliding doors and sliding paper doors
- Alcoves and staggered shelves
- Furniture
- Shop curtains and signboards
- Flagstone paths
- Washbasins
- Garden lanterns
- Walls and fences
- Beliefs.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Nihon no dentō iro to katachi.
- Translation of: 日本の伝統・色とかたち : 住.
- ISBN:
- 0877015465
- 9780877015468
- 9780811836753
- 0811836754
- OCLC:
- 18016810
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