Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Masterful Illusions Masterful Illusions Donald Keene "Japanese prints have enthralled collectors in the West since the middle of the nineteenth century, when woodblock prints of landscapes, courtesans, kabuki actors, and warriors introduced the "floati… OL15350553W
Elegant perfection Elegant perfection Melissa McCormick "Twenty-six exquisite works of art from the esteemed collection of the Tokyo National Museum trace the religious and cultural history of Japan from ancient times through the nineteenth century"--Prov… OL15917336W
Arts Of Japan Arts Of Japan Sarah E. Thompson "The MFA's holdings of Japanese art make up the finest and most comprehensive collection outside of Japan. This overview features many of the collection's best-known and much-loved works, including r… OL17380448W
Kuniyoshi Kuniyoshi Amy Newland,Yuriko Iwakiri Enjoying a career spanning almost fifty years, from the 1810s to his death in 1861, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) was instrumental in establishing warrior prints as one of the major genres in the his… OL17721422W
Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830 Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830 Timothy Clark,Akiko Yano,C. Andrew Gerstle Kabuki Heroes is about collective participation in urban culture - on the stage, in poetry salons, in art studios and in fan clubs. Focusing on the culture of Kabuki theatre in Osaka and Kyoto, it il… OL17721477W
Taishō chic Taishō chic Sharon Minichiello,Kendall H. Brown,Sharon A. Minichiello "Catalogue entries on popular songbooks, kimono, and decorative arts further investigate the potent relations between styles and ideologies imported from the West and those newly established as Japan… OL18312098W
Art of Japan Art of Japan Carol Finley Focuses on Japanese wood block prints of the Edo period (1600-1868) by explaining the subject matter as well as the technique used in making them. OL1841578W
Yayoi Kusama Yayoi Kusama Sarah Suzuki Growing up in the mountains of Japan, Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) dreamed of becoming an artist. One day, she had a vision in which the world and everything in it the plants, the people, the sky were cove… OL19735695W
ONE PIECE COLORWALK 6 ONE PIECE COLORWALK 6 Eiichiro Oda 尾田栄一郎イラスト集!! ●シャボンディ諸島編〜頂上戦争編までのカラーイラストを完全網羅!! ●映画「STRONG WORLD」イラスト特大ポスター付き!! 　その他の映画用イラストも収録!! ●尾田栄一郎描き下ろしの歴代ゲームキャラ設定画公開!! SP対談!! 稀代の人形師　辻村寿三郎氏×尾田栄一郎 尾田栄一郎感嘆!!　対談から生まれた辻村氏製作の一味の人形を公開!! OL20193492W
The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist 2 The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist 2 Hiromu Arakawa A second art book featuring the characters from the top-selling and award-winning manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist. Includes original color artwork from creator, Hiromu Arakawa--each illustration pr… OL26529940W
Hiroshi Sugimoto Hiroshi Sugimoto Thomas Kellein,Hiroshi Sugimoto A collection of photographs that pay homage to the work of photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot. Titled "Photogenic Drawing", these photographs were printed from paper negatives produced by T… OL2990722W
Japanese nature print designs to color Japanese nature print designs to color Ming-ju Sun A coloring book of Ukiyo-e style prints with 3 pages of text. OL4397274W
The Lens Within the Heart The Lens Within the Heart Timon Screech "It has long been assumed that Japan's closed country policy meant that the country was isolated from the influence of the outside, and in particular, the western world. However, this study of 18th … OL64247W
Sex and the floating world Sex and the floating world Timon Screech "Sex and the Floating World offers and entirely new assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. Shunga prints are unusual in that they are overtly about sex. The author … OL64249W
Wabi Sabi Wabi Sabi Andrew Juniper Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. … OL8444848W
Festival in My Heart Festival in My Heart Bruno Peter Navasky A illustrated collection of poetry written by Japanese elementary school children that provides a portrait of an often mysterious and elusive culture. OL8482320W
Symbols of Japan Symbols of Japan Merrily C. Baird "Beginning with a brief but insightful explanation of the development of symbols throughout Japanese history, the book looks at thematic motifs encountered in both the classical fine arts and the app… OL8630296W
Fabulous Origami Boxes Fabulous Origami Boxes 布施 知子 Boxes are one of the most popular formats of the age-old papercraft of origami. *Fabulous Origami Boxes* includes designs for nesting boxes, simple triangle and square boxes and more complex hexagona… OL8686721W