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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783496015635Author Yin HwangFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Dietrich ReimerPublisher Dietrich ReimerWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 170mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914298028Author Ami BouhassaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Lee Miller Archives PublishingPublisher Lee Miller Archives Publishing

'A truly transformative read' Sunday Times STYLE'More than ever, we need books like this' Jessica Seaton, Co-Founder of Toast and author of Gather, Cook, FeastA whole new way of looking at the world - and your life - inspired by centuries-old Japanese...

The Japanese sword has long been appreciated both as a weapon and as an object of art. Only in Japanese culture has the sword been developed to such a level of technological excellence and spiritual importance. As a cutting weapon, the fully developed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981484600Author Leonard KorenFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Imperfect PublishingPublisher Imperfect PublishingWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981484655Author Leonard KorenFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Imperfect PublishingPublisher Imperfect PublishingWeight(grams) 199g

An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists.This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780834815162Author Kiyosi SeikeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Weatherhill IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 437gDimensions(mm)...

Chinese wallpaper has been an important element of western interior decoration for three hundred years. As trade between Europe and China flourished in the seventeenth century, Europeans developed a strong taste for Chinese art and design. The stunningly...

Create dozens of beautiful paper wildflowers that look just like the real thing!In this book, paper artist Emiko Yamamoto presents her secrets for making realistic blossoms, leaves and stems from inexpensive colored paper sheets. Her flexible cut, curl...

When it was first published, Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine. Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of...

"Radical and inspiring ... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de WaalThe daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These...

**WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**Edmund de Waal uncovers the history of a family through a turbulent century through 264 objects.264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756248107Author Ei NakauFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books

Artist and photographer Rudi Molacek has assembled, with an artist's eye, an idiosyncratic collection of more than 300 Tibetan carpets, rugs, mats, seat-, bench- and saddle-covers. Between the 15th and the 20th centuries they were woven for both sacred...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506715896Author Stan SakaiFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Manga symbols - "manpu" in Japanese - are iconic or symbolic expressions used uniquely in manga, such as sweat drops, popping veins, and smoke puffs. Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography! is (probably) Japan's first guide to this manga...

Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.'You end this collection...vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again' GuardianReaders who have long wondered...

From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Boudica's Secret Diary. Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611803105Author Yumiko HiguchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

This collection of projects by the "father of modern origami" contains detailed instructions for 60 of the master's original works.Master origami artist Akira Yoshizawa was a true innovator who played a seminal role in the rebirth of origami in the...

Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos).Japanese Tattoos explains the imagery featured in Japanese tattoos so that readers can avoid...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756250643Author Momo MiyazakiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Create 10 beautiful origami models with this Japanese Origami pack, which includes a 64-page book, plus 250 sheets of origami paper. The 64-page instruction book guides you step by step through each project, including a crane, water lily, rabbit,...

Widely considered Japan's most influential and prolific photographer, Daido Moriyama has been challenging conventions of the art form for more than a half century. This exhaustive and electrifying retrospective, published in cooperation with the Daido...

A young reader's edition of The Volunteer - Jack Fairweather's Costa Book of the Year 2020. An extraordinary, eye-opening account of the Holocaust. Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish...

This Second Edition of Britain: Power and the People c1170-Present Day Student Book is part of the Oxford AQA GCSE 9-1 History series. Updated as part of our commitment to the inclusive presentation of diverse histories and to reflect the world around...

Following the critical and commercial success of Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India, Henry Wilson has turned for this companion volume to a single theme. But what a theme: the variety of floral motifs in the exquisitely wrought details of India's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741454Author Emily HannamFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 1620g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780834801967Author Kojiro IkegamiFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Weatherhill IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 720gDimensions(mm)...

Chinese ceramics are among the most significant and widely collected decorative arts produced anywhere in the world, with a history that spans millennia. Despite the saturation of Chinese ceramics in global culture-in English, the word "china" has become...

A fully illustrated examination of the use of color in clay, outlining its history and exploring the styles and techniques of the leading modern makers. Mix two or more colors of clay as part of a piece's design, and you are creating nerikomi. There...

Gain some new ideas along with the principles and history of Japanese stone gardening with this useful and beautiful garden design book.Japanese Stone Gardens provides a comprehensive introduction to the powerful mystique and dynamism of the Japanese...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756254290Author Jun ichi UchiyamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Presenting classic Japanese woodblock prints, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations.This stunning art book gathers together approximately two hundred Japanese woodblock prints depicting scenic spots...

A critical and celebratory counternarrative to what we know of Japanese photography today. I'm So Happy You Are Here presents a much-needed counterpoint, complement, and challenge to historical precedents and the established canon of Japanese...

This beautifully designed book is a celebration of one of the world's most creative, dynamic and fascinating cities: Tokyo. It spans 400 years, with highlights including Kano school paintings; the iconic woodblock prints of Hiroshige; Tokyo Pop Art...

A unique look at the craft of writing from a bestselling master of storytelling. The perfect gift for all book lovers.In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506715827Author Ram V.Format HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Weight(grams) 578gDimensions(mm) 267mm *...

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the...