| A Mirror of Japanese Ornament: 600 Traditional Designs Green Edition Contributor(s): Dover Publications Inc (Author) |
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ISBN: 048647318X ISBN-13: 9780486473185 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2010 Annotation: Rendered from a rare, five-volume 1915 set, this all-encompassing design treasury captures the graceful beauty of traditional Japanese motifs. 100 full-color plates -- many with multiple images -- run the gamut from ornate florals and elegant cranes to dragons and buddhas, from Silk Road imports to Edo-style textile patterns. A veritable grammar of Japanese ornament. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Clip Art - Design | Decorative Arts |
| Dewey: 745.409 |
| LCCN: 2010005598 |
| Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.3" W x 10.9" (1.35 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rendered from a rare 1915 five-volume set, this all-encompassing design treasury captures the graceful beauty of traditional Japanese motifs. These 100 full-color plates -- many with multiple images -- range from ornate florals and elegant cranes to dragons and Buddhas, and from Silk Road imports to Edo-style textile patterns. A veritable grammar of Japanese ornament, this compilation includes an Introduction, Chronology, and Bibliography, as well as captions translated from the original Japanese notes. In addition to their applications for fabric and wallpaper designs, these vivid royalty-free images are ideal for a tremendous variety of graphics projects, and are, in addition, a treat for connoisseurs of Japanese art. |