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
