This is a beautifully illustrated book on bamboo in Japan. It provides a wealth of information on all aspects--technical, material, cultural, aesthetic, and historical--of the bamboo culture of Japan. Wonderful book!
This book is the most comprehensive, complete, and most recently published book on the renowned Montgomery Collection of Japanese mingei folk art. It is lavishly illustrated w/five scholarly essays. The maneki-neko cat on the front and back of cover is lacquered.
Title: Timeless Beauty: Traditional Japanese Design from the Montgomery Collection ...click for details
This is a catalogue for a highly popular exhibition organized by and held at Japan Society in New York City in 2000. The book is organized according to five sections (or "tastes"): Ancient Times (Kodai no bi) Artless Simplicity (Soboku) ...click for details
This book (published in 1980) highlights the art treasures from the Nara National Museum. Sections include: Sculpture (Buddhist/Shinto); Painting;, Calligraphy and Documents; Applied Arts; and Archaeological Objects. Most of the book is in Japanese, but captions are in Japanese and English. Preface also in English. Great reference book. ISBN: 0070-070191-5361. ...click for details
This is a 2-volume book highlighting the masterpiece painting of Lo Han's (arhats) by The Chinese painter, Kai-man. Published in 1986, the actual paintings predate the publication by several years. Volume One has essays on the subject of Lo Han's--history, etc. (see pic of Table of Contents). Volume Two is a fold-out style book showing the original scroll by Kai-man. Beautifully reproduced; a high quality art book. Bought in Hong Kong many many years ago. Out of print. Original price: H ...click for details
