Japanese Animal and Floral Crest Designs

Japanese Animal and Floral Crest Designs

Author: Paul Negri

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-25

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0486154157

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Drawn from traditional Japanese family crests, this collection presents 1,160 exotic black-and-white patterns, symbols, and decorative devices. They span a tremendous variety of styles, from utter simplicity to florid majesty.


Japanese Animal and Floral Crest Designs

Japanese Animal and Floral Crest Designs

Author: Paul Negri

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780486458113

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Soaring birds and scuttling crabs, preening peacocks, luxuriant blossoms, and winged dragons — this invaluable treasury abounds in exotic motifs. Drawn from traditional Japanese family crests, these 1,160 black-and-white patterns, symbols, and decorative devices span a tremendous variety of styles, from utter simplicity to florid majesty. Designers, crafters, and hobbyists will find this easy-to-use volume a practical companion. Whether as a convenient collection of unusual and striking graphics, or as a starting point for design inspiration, this compilation assures users of a constant source of timeless beauty.


Japanese Crest Vector Designs

Japanese Crest Vector Designs

Author: Alan Weller

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0486991008

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These 212 vector-based images of visually striking Japanese crests from rare source materials include plants, animals, symbols, abstracts, and more. The versatile vector format allows the motifs to be presented as fully realized crests or as stencils. Bonus features include 40 texture fill patterns and color schemes for Adobe software programs.


Views of Mt. Fuji

Views of Mt. Fuji

Author: Katsushika Hokusai

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0486497585

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Kasushika Hokusai was among the foremost ukiyo-e artists of his generation, and his Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji ranks among the best-known series of Japanese woodblock prints. This edition presents a full-color reprint of that enduring masterpiece, plus the artist's later black-and-white series, One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji. A must for all lovers of Japanese art.


Sioux Quill and Beadwork

Sioux Quill and Beadwork

Author: Carrie A. Lyford

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0486420892

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In-depth guide to ancient Native American crafts focuses on the techniques of the western Sioux. Explanations of techniques involved in quillwork, including dyeing and sewing, beadwork methods. More than 80 photographs and drawings depict handsome motifs on articles of clothing including vests, shirts, robes, dresses, leggings, moccasins, blankets, saddlebags, and shields.


Museum Of Fine Arts Boston - Japanese Sword Guards

Museum Of Fine Arts Boston - Japanese Sword Guards

Author: Okabe Kakuya

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2011-03-23

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1446545911

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This book is a catalogue of a special exhibition (1907-1908) of Japanese sword guards, or tsuba, has been prepared by Mr. Okabe-Kakuya. To our knowledge it is the first attempt to treat the history of the tsuba and tsuba makers apart from the other branches of metal work which enter into the ornamentation of the Japanese sword. Of the three sections into which the book is divided, the first gives a brief general history of the art, specifying the different periods in which the artists worked, the various circumstances and influences which from time to time caused new developments of form and material, and the results due to these changes. The illustrations in this section are reproductions of drawings by Mr. Okabe from woodcuts in the Japanese books at the Museum. The second section consists of an alphabetical list of the more important schools of tsuba makers. The list of names given is strictly confined to those of men who actually made tsuba, and does not include artists who worked only in other forms of metal work. The third section serves as a guide to the present exhibition. It is accompanied with half-tone plates giving typical illustrations of various schools and artists. In instances where the execution, design, or material is of particular interest, special notes have been added.


Japanese Emblems and Designs

Japanese Emblems and Designs

Author: Walter Amstutz

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0486281841

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Renowned for its superb invention, ingenuity, and sense of pattern, Japanese design has long been admired in the West. One specific kind of ornamentation, known as "mon, "is especially recognized for its unusually rhythmic and engrossing patterns. Originally designed to serve as family emblems or crests, "mon "have also been used in Japan as trademarks and for decorating such objects as kimonos and lacquered furniture. This volume presents 800 of these attractive, copyright-free designs, ready for use or adaptation by today's commercial artists, craftspeople, and designers. Combining stylized natural and geometric forms to produce striking images, "mon" lend themselves to a wide range of applications: textile and wallpaper design, floor coverings, jewelry, mosaics, and much more. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of a number of designs by the great artist Hokusai, selected from an extremely rare edition originally published in 1824. In addition, the collection contains figures based on written characters, geometrical pattern construction, kimonos, and other motifs. Jack Hillier, a well-known author and authority on Japanese art, has provided an informative and enlightening introduction to this exciting and useful design form. Dover (1994) republication of designs and English text from the work published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, and Amstutz de Clivo Press, Zurich.