Japanese Art and Design
by Irvine, Gregory (editor)
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1851778551
- ISBN 13
- 9781851778553
- Seller
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Lisbon, Portugal
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About This Item
V&A Publishing, London, 2016 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued).; 23 x 25.5 cm; 1.2 Kg; 256 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. As new.; Japan has a centuries-long tradition of producing stunningly beautiful and intricate crafts. Japanese ceramics, lacquerware, metalwork, textiles and decorative carvings have a global reputation for refinement and technique. Japanese Art and Design. drawing on the V&A's world-class collections, explores these arts and crafts thematically through chapters that focus on such areas as the influence of Buddhism and Shinto, samurai patronage, the highly aestheticized tea ceremony, ukiyo-e and the graphic arts, and the influence of the West on these arts. Chapters on modern and contemporary crafts and design include discussions of Japan's endless technological innovations and product design, showing how the country's traditions of quality and artistry continue today..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 749B
- Title
- Japanese Art and Design
- Author
- Irvine, Gregory (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1851778551
- ISBN 13
- 9781851778553
- Publisher
- V&A Publishing, London
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- japan,japanese art,relion and ritual,the samurai,tea drinking,fashionable living,ukiyo-e and the graphic arts,the encounter with Europe 1543-1853,imperail japan: meiji to taisho,folk crafts,modern and contemporary crafts,modern and contemporary design
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian Art; Collections and exhibitions; Japanese Art;
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About the Seller
Jorge Welsh Books
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Lisbon
About Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
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