Family Crests of Japan
Author: Stone Bridge Press
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 1933330309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFind the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition
Read and Download eBook Full
Author: Stone Bridge Press
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 1933330309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFind the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition
Author: Ark System
Publisher: Japan Publication Trading Company
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9784889960709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKINTRODUCTION Kamon or family crests are art motifs, which have been adopted as insignia by families and handed down through the ages. The heraldic emblems of Japan are simpler and aesthetically finer than European coats of arms. The clarity and elegance of kamon are now highly valued throughout the world as a new design or motif, and applied widely in various ways in such fields as handicraft, interior and textile designs. In this book, 4,080 traditional crests are collected. The Yin (white on a black background) of each crest is presented on the left page, and the Yang (reversed motif) on the right page. Accordingly, the total number of motifs comes to 8,160. All the designs are free of copyright, so you can use them as they are or as a source of inspiration. -Editor
Author: Isao Honda
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-01-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0486155846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 1,700 compact, graceful designs — a traditional part of many Japanese family histories — are featured in this handsome, versatile collection. Depicting plant, leaf, animal, and fan designs in circular motifs; astronomical images, and more, the authentic, royalty-free crests are ideal for use as spot illustrations in a variety of graphic projects.
Author: Clarence Hornung
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1986-01-01
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 0486252434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily crests (mon) have been a Japanese tradition since the eleventh century, when they decorated the costumes and carriages of courtiers. Later, they were used to identify warriors on the battlefield, as heraldic decorations on formal costumes, and as ornament on the kimonos of the common people. Small, compact, and graceful, with a strong sense of style, crest designs are ideal for spot illustrations, as logos, or for any graphic purpose requiring the classic simplicity, purity, and strength of Japanese design. This volume presents a total of 540 permission-free motifs, carefully selected for graphic impact and usefulness from several thousand crests known to exist. Featured are a wide variety of stylized designs depicting plants, animals, natural phenomena, geometric shapes, and manufactured objects.Among the subjects included in this selection are such traditional Japanese motifs as bamboo, crane, lightning, cherry blossom, peony, plum blossom, wave, rice, circle, and hollyhock. Immensely useful, this volume of permission-free designs is not only an invaluable source of graphic material for artists, designers, and craftspeople, but a fascinating picture book of Japanese culture.
Author: Stephen Turnbull
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-06-20
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1782000143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of leading warlords. While not regulated in the Western sense, Japanese heraldry developed as a series of widely followed practices, while remaining flexible enough to embrace constant innovation. Scores of examples, in monochrome and full colour, illustrate this fascinating explanation of the subject by a respected expert on all aspects of samurai culture.
Author: Merrily C. Baird
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe motifs are organized according to broad thematic categories such as "the cosmos, heaven and earth" and "animals of the land and sea," among others, allowing for broad reading on a number of topics of interest to a wide variety of readers, including collectors of Asian art and students of Japan.".
Author: Augustus Henry Mounsey
Publisher:
Published: 1879
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jennifer Mitchelhill
Publisher: Kodansha International
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9784770029546
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe castles of Japan are a product of the country's long history of civil warnd samurai rule from the Middle Ages to mid-19th century. They functionedoth as military fortresses as well as symbols of authority. Theyncorporated powerful mechanisms for warding off attackers, yet as symbolshey were possessed of immense beauty and grace.;This study is divided intoour parts: the first examines who built these castles and why, with anncisive look at Japanese history and the internecine fighting betweenamurai clans; the second part discusses the castle as a fortress - themportance of its location, its layout, stone walls and moats, towers, gates,hooting holes, and stone drops; the third part covers the beauty of theastle as a symbol, covering the intricate craftsmanship seen in structuraletail and the aesthetics of the samurai class itself; and the fourth partontains practical information on visiting castles and gleaning the most from first-hand view.
Author: Yasunosuke Fukukita
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-22
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1317792645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2006. The tea cult, commonly called the tea ceremony in English of cha-noyu in Japanese, is an aesthetic pastime that features the serving and drinking of powdered green tea. An art unique to Japan, the tea cult has played an important role in the artistic life of the Japanese people and nation for more than four hundred years, born under the influence of Zen Buddhism. With detailed explanations and the accompanying illustrations, the reader will be able to obtain insight into this classical art.
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1983-02-01
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 0486244350
DOWNLOAD EBOOK360 traditional Japanese designs and motifs redrawn in clean, crisp black-and-white, royalty-free illustrations.