Japanese Emblems and Designs - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486998258 ISBN 13: 9780486998251

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2007

Riassunto

Japanese design has long been admired in the West. Traditional ornamentation, known as mon, is especially valued for its breathtaking flow and engrossing patterns. This superb treasury offers more than 600 of the very best mon designs, originally used in Japan as family emblems or crests, and later used to decorate kimonos, lacquered furniture, and other traditional objects. The stylized forms and striking geometrics lend themselves to a wide range of crafts and textiles, from jewelry to floor coverings. A collection of rare nineteenth-century designs from the great Japanese artist Hokusai is also included, a tantalizing finishing touch for this remarkable resource.

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Product Description:

Originally used to decorate kimonos and lacquered furniture, these unusually rhythmic and engrossing patterns - known as mon - combine stylized natural and geometric forms. 646 images, many colorized.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0486998258
• ISBN 13: 9780486998251
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 56
• Redattore: Amstutz Walter