art, japanese

Examines and describes the extraordinary techniques of Japanese art. Contains maps, biographies, a chronological chart, bibliography, and index.

Explains the origins of the tea ceremony, the costumes and equipment of the samurai, and the gardens, scrolls, wood blocks, and other art forms associated with Japan.

Over 150 models and panoramas folded from one or more squares, including animals, flowers, faces, modular models, geometric shapes, and much more.

Text and illustrations explore Japanese avant-garde art as presented in various styles representing a break from traditional or Western influenced forms of expression.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for twenty-five origami projects, and includes information on materials and paper-folding techniques.

Provides an introduction to the Japanese city of Edo in the early nineteenth-century, and the life and work of artist Hokusai, through the illustrated story of Kiku and Yoshi, two children who go to visit with their grandfather.

Explores the history and development of Japanese art, highlighting examples of design and craft in prints, paintings, and screens, metalwork, ceramics, wood, and stone and describing common themes found in traditional Japanese art.