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	Japanese Prints Click picture to look inside This volume reproduces 139 Japanese woodblock colour prints by 43 famous masters of ukiyo-e, the popular art of the 17th to the 19th centuries. The originals are in the Riccar Art Museum in Tokyo, the world's largest and most celebrated collection of such prints. On account of their rarity and value, 87 of them have been designated Japanese National Treasures or Major National Cultural Heritage Items. The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions, grouped by artist, each accompanied by a detailed commentary. Street scenes, lovers' trysts, festivals, portraits of courtesans and actors, landscapes and travelogues - these are the motifs of the ukiyo-e print. The dominant theme, however, is woman's beauty, the grace of her posture and attitudes, and the decorative aesthetics of her flowing garments. Amongst the most celebrated of the artists featured here are Utamaro, with his beautiful courtesans and geishas; Sharaku, with his portraits of actors on the kabuki stage; Hokusai, with his landscapes, among them the '36 Views of Mount Fuji'; and Hiroshige, with his '53 Stations on the To-kaido' and his '100 Views of Famous Places in and around Edo'. Author: Gabriele Fahr-Becker Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822820598 Published: 2002 Flexicover: 196 x 245 mm, 208 pages Price: £9.99


	Ikebana - A Fresh Look at Japanese Flower Arranging Ikebana is the ancient art of flower arranging. Each floral structure is a carefully balanced combination of form and space; it could be said that the elements an Ikebana artist chooses to leave out or cut away are given as much thought as those that remain. Contrary to Western flower arranging, no part of an Ikebana arrangement is random. Its carefully positioned leaves, stems and blooms echo the sculptural line of modern interiors. Indeed many concepts such as space, colour, material and form, which are an intrinsic part of interior design, are also at the heart of Ikebana. This practical guide shows how to arrange flowers according to the principles of the technique, with step-by-step instructions for a variety of designs aimed at novices and more experienced arrangers. Authors: Diane Norman and Michele Cornelle Publisher: Conran Octopus ISBN: 1840912472 Published: 2002 Hardback: 160 pages Price: £25.00


	Japanese Gardens Click picture to look inside The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man and woman. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. Its changing forms respond both to socioeconomic developments and to religious and philosophical trends, and thereby reflect the spiritual climate in which its architecture was conceived. At the same time as detailing the characteristics distinguishing and differentiating each of the five major epochs in the history of the Japanese garden, the author identifies the common motif which underlies them all: the recurrent attempt to unite beauty as natural accident and beauty as human-perfected type, to achieve an aesthetic symbiosis between the seeming randomness of natural form and the strict geometry of the right angle. 'This book is itself a work of art, produced with sound insight and loving attention to detail and lavishly illustrated' - Japan Magazine Author: Günter Nitschke Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822820350 Published: 2003 Flexicover: 196 x 245 mm, 240 pages Price: £9.99

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