Things Japanese
Everyday Objects of Exceptional Beauty and Significance
Published on 25. March 2014
144 pages
978-1-4629-1381-7 (ISBN)
Description
Traditional Japanese design imbues objects with a sense of history and artistry that easily reaches across cultural boundaries. In Things Japanese: Everyday Objects of Extraordinary Beauty and Significance, author Nicholas Bornoff and photographer Michael Freeman examine over 60 traditional objects that are uniquely Japanese, deftly illustrating their beauty and significance.
- Beautifully crafted samurai swords
- Elegant wooden tansu chests
- Elaborate tea ceremony implements
- Exquisitely carved netsuke toggles
- Fabulous silk-and-gold embroidered kimonos
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Content
- Frontcover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- House and Garden
- Shikki
- Tansu
- Noren
- Yoshizu
- Byobu
- Shoji
- Ukiyo-e
- Tatami
- Futon
- Irori
- Hibachi
- Satsuma-yaki
- lmari-yaki
- Teaburi
- Hanakago
- Ishidoro
- Chozubachi
- Bonsai Basami
- Possessions and Clothing
- Nihon-to and Tsuba
- Kabuto
- Hanten or Happi
- Kimono
- Obi
- Netsuke and Ojime
- Hakimono
- Kushi and Kanzashi
- Inro
- Tabaka
- Bunbogu
- Furoshiki
- Ogi
- Kasa
- Eating, Drinking and Entertainment
- O-hashi
- Nihon-shu
- Hyotan
- Yoji-ire
- Tetsubin
- Karuta
- Igo
- Nohmen
- Wagakki
- Ningyo Joruri
- Karakuri
- Custom and Religion
- Shimenawa
- Ema
- Hasu-no-hana
- Jizo Bosatsu
- Chochin
- Maneki-neko
- Tanuki
- O-mamori
- Koi Nobori
- Origami
- Hina Ningyo
- Cha Dogu
- Ko and Koro
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Credits
- Other Ebooks
- Backcover
