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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891640711Author Nobuko HiroseFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Floating World EditionsPublisher Floating World EditionsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646971018Author Jin Yaon ShortFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Three Lines CommunicationPublisher Three Lines CommunicationWeight(grams)...

China boasts a history of art lasting over 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of forms - objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. But this rich tradition has not, until...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756253408Author GuweizFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Create stunning papercraft works of art for every season with this creative and easy-to-follow Chinese paper quilling book.Quilling, the art of coiling and shaping narrow paper strips into 3-D designs, has been popular with crafters for some time but the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788174368577Author Swati ChopraFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Roli Books Pvt LtdPublisher Roli Books Pvt Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990421443Author H E DaveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Michi PublishingPublisher Michi PublishingWeight(grams) 676gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756253026Author PIE InternationalFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Sketch with Asia is the first major publication from online manga-inspired art phenomenon, Asia Ladowska. Asia blends her talent for hyper-realism with her passion for manga, creating the distinctive artistic style she is well-loved and recognized for...

With new photography of extraordinarily rare works of art, this pioneering study features discoveries and research essential to understanding the origins and meaning of Buddhist artistic traditions "Both the show and the book are extraordinary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803710297Author Alexander BaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd

The Mongols carved out the largest land-based empire in world history, stretching from Korea to Russia in the north and from China to Syria in the south in the thirteenth century. Along with their leader Chinggis Khan they conjure up images of plunder...

'Designing Japan' presents renowned designer Kenya Hara's vision of how his industry can support Japan in crafting a future founded on a unique philosophy of beauty as well as crowd-sourced wisdom from around the world. A master collaborator, meticulous...

An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literatureWritten in the eleventh century by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a masterpiece of prose and poetry that is widely considered the world's...

The remarkable autobiography of a Holocaust escapee. "Go on, my son. Maybe you will survive..." Aron Goldfarb was fifteen years old when he was ripped from his bed in Poland and forced to enter a Jewish work camp. Watching helplessly as Nazis...

Four unlikely companions -- a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster -- set off on an adventure to become musicians in the town of Bremen. When night falls and they're cold and hungry, the friends find a cabin in the forest where they could rest and eat --...

Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786500862904Author Ziggy QuineteFormat HardbackPage Count 214Imprint Rampages PublishingPublisher Rampages PublishingWeight(grams) 980g

A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756250186Author Katsumi YumiokaFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the...

Paper quilling, a classic papercraft art that creates designs using paper strips in clever, inventive ways, gets an Asian flavor in Paper Quilling Chinese Style.Sure to delight the myriad and diverse group of crafters who have fallen in love with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739843113Author Fanny HoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Divided PublishingPublisher Divided Publishing

'You will have a moment of quiet delight and a mood of introspection to carry you away.' Edmund de Waal Prized by collectors from East to West, Japanese netsuke are tiny objects of wonder that originated as utilitarian accessories for traditional...

A richly illustrated exploration of the impact of South Asian Miniature painting on contemporary art. This book tells the dynamic story of contemporary art's engagement with the miniature painting traditions of South Asia from the sixteenth century...

Reproduced from the finest surviving edition of a rare manuscript, "The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido" brings Hiroshige and Eisen's portrait of daily life in 19th century Japan to Western audiences for the first time. Each of the seventy-one...

This compact reference explains the basic terms, processes, classifications, tools, materials and techniques of Japanese potters. Everyone interested in pottery and crafts will find this practical guide a valuable addition to both bookshelf and workshop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739938154Author James LowFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Simply BeingPublisher Simply BeingWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645470540Author John StevensFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756253118Author PIE InternationalFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

From Edouard Manet’s portrait of naturalist writer Émile Zola sitting among his Japanese art finds to Van Gogh’s meticulous copies of the Hiroshige prints he devotedly collected, 19th-century pioneers of European modernism made no secret of their love of...

A laugh-out-loud, feel-good read to get swept up in from TOP 100 bestselling author of Time Out, Emma MurrayWhen having it all, actually means doing it all...Mother-of-one Saoirse is just about holding it all together - combining part time work with the...

A fresh perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima ManjiWhy was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in the eighteenth century? How did a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon end up in rural Wales?...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE**By turns essay, memoir and cultural study, Finding the Raga is Amit Chaudhuri's singular account of his discovery of, and enduring passion for, North Indian music: an ancient, evolving tradition whose...

"Graham has crafted a compact, jewel-like resource for all who seek to understand the sources, evolution, impact, and value of Japanese aesthetics and design principles in our modern world." -Dr. Jane Schall, Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2022A landmark volume presenting the history of Indian art across the subcontinent and South Asia from the late 19th century to the present day, published in association with Art Alive. Recent decades have seen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648488606Author Natalie J HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Ocha PressPublisher Ocha PressWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949163261Author Edward HenningFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Now available in paperback, this is the latest title in a successful series of strikingly designed, collectable books offering a closer look at the rich variety of styles, decoration, motifs and patterns - and the sheer craftsmanship - of world cultures...