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Create your own kawaii world with Pic Candle and Kawaii Doodle Class! The Japanese word kawaiitranslates to "cute," and this how-to book is chock-full of super-adorable images of tacos, sushi, smoothies, clouds, rainbows, cacti, doodle monsters,...

Until now, Orientalist art-exemplified by paintings of harems, slave markets, or bazaars-has predominantly been understood to reflect Western interpretations and to perpetuate reductive, often demeaning stereotypes of the exotic East. Orientalism's...

A magnificent new collection of 60 sculptural paper models from a mathematical origami master!Master origami folder and author Jun Maekawa is known for developing innovative new methods of folding origami based on fundamental mathematical principles. In...

This spectacular collection of nearly 200 jewelled weapons and priceless accoutrements from the Indian subcontinent was assembled over many decades by Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussah al-Sabah for The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. Produced for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925979220Author Sam FuryFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint SF Nonfiction BooksPublisher SF Nonfiction BooksWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A new take on Southeast Asia's complex history, expertly told through art objects and cultural artefacts dating from the Neolithic Age to the present. Southeast Asia is home to numerous world heritage sites. Through engaging texts and expertly curated...

Shortlisted for the Textile Society of America's R.L. Shep Award 2020. The kimono is the ultimate symbol of Japan, revered within the country as the embodiment of national culture and regarded internationally as an exotic fascination. The iconic...

Teaches crafters how to make and use a gorgeous material for extra enjoyment in knitting, crocheting, and weaving: paper yarn. Explore Japanese paper yarn to add new dimensions to your favorite fiber crafts like knitting, crocheting, macrame,...

Originally published in 1963, this book includes personal testimonies regarding the author and his art from James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay. Through hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences, Lee's text comes to...

In Probing Arts and Emergent Forms of Life Michael M. J. Fischer calls for a new anthropology of the arts that attends to the materialities and technologies of the world as it exists today. Fischer examines the work of key Southeast and East Asian...

Russia is a country of contradictions: a nation of cultural refinement and artistic originality and yet also a country that rules by 'the iron fist'. In this riveting history, Martin Sixsmith shows how Russia's complex identity has been formed over a...

No one captures the graces and idiosyncrasies of cats quite like the painters, printmakers, and haiku masters of Japan. From the Edo to the Showa period, many artists turned their gaze toward an unlikely subject: their small feline companions. Closely...

Discover all the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans are ready to uncover, including: why Norman knights...

The Cambridge IGCSE (R) & O Level Complete Chemistry Student Book is at the heart of delivering the course. It has been fully updated and matched to the latest Cambridge IGCSE (0620) & O Level (5070) Chemistry syllabuses, ensuring it covers all the...

A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION.Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612438009Author Aroosa ShahidFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 330g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756254641Author Koichi YumotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

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 *...

Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewelry, and many other art objects. Peranakan Chinese Home displays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947243613Author Creative ColoringFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Creative ColoringPublisher Creative ColoringWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

A fully illustrated, beautifully produced edition of Junichiro Tanizaki's wise and evocative essay on Japanese culture. 'We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another...

Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to...

The magic and mastery of anime springs to life in this gorgeous celebration of the genre that features more than one hundred and fifty full-color frames. A uniquely powerful form of artistic expression, anime has embraced complex and provocative ideas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645472056Author Kazuaki TanahashiFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

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)...

"Zen enriches no one," Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement to Zen and the Birds of Appetite-one of the last books to be published before his death in 1968. "There is no body to be found. The birds may come and circle for a while.....

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493039995Author Christoph RuysFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint LudionPublisher LudionWeight(grams) 1460g

Sungsook Setton learned ink painting techniques from Chinese and Korean masters in her native South Korea; now she brings them to you in The Spirit of the Brush. Chinese ink painting is one of the oldest continually practiced art forms in the world...

**WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE**'A splendid book.' Literary Review'A modern masterpiece.' New York Journal of BooksFinding the Raga is Amit Chaudhuri's revelatory exploration of North Indian classical music: an ancient, evolving tradition whose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756255396Author Yo ShimizuFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

"Long ago, when giants lived in Scotland and Ireland, they stood so tall they could see clearly across the wide water between the two lands."One day, Irish giant Finn McCool spots Scottish giant Benandonner across the sea and they immediately begin...

'Anita Desai is a magnificent writer' - Salman Rushdie'Every new work from her is a gift' - Kamila Shamsie'Rosarita is transcendent . . . a testament to Desai's enduring genius as a writer' - The Guardian'Tantalising' - Financial TimesFrom three times...

Japanese woodblock printing is a beautiful art that traces its roots back to the eighth century. It uses a unique system of registration, cutting and printing. This practical book explains the process from design drawing to finished print, and then...

We all know there is more to Indian food than just curries; it can also be really healthy, fresh and super delicious. Chetna's Healthy Indian contains home cooking at its best - straightforward methods, very few ingredients, crowd pleasing flavours,...

Gathered over the course of four decades, the Thomas Murray collection of Indonesian textiles is one of the most important in the world. The objects comprise ritual clothing and ceremonial cloths that tell us much about the traditions of pre-Islamic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756257260Author Nobuyoshi HamadaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756249234Author Kazuya TakaokaFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803374727Author Rosie GreeningFormat HardbackPage Count 12Imprint Make Believe IdeasPublisher Make Believe IdeasDimensions(mm) 233mm * 193mm * 16mm

Ancient Chinese architecture is not only a source of reference for modern Chinese design, it has also had an international influence and attracted global attention. Moreover, architectural remains in China reveal much about the history of this ancient...

'The Great Wave' is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. The print, of which numerous multiples were made, shows a monster of a wave rearing up and about to come crashing down on three fishing boats and their crews...