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Japanese Heraldry and Heraldic Flags

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Author : Emmanuel Valerio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781450724364
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Heraldry and Heraldic Flags written by Emmanuel Valerio and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan's culture is the only one other than that of Western Europe to create a fully developed heraldic system. It is quite different from European heraldry in form and means of expresion, but shares its basic function as a hereditary system of distinctive marks to indentify individuals, families, and institutions. The Japanese heraldic system is often seen as baffling and opaque, even by scholars trained in European heraldry. The essay which begins on page 13 is an attempt to make understanding and enjoyment of Japanese heraldry and heraldic flags available to non-specialists. It also outlines the basic grammar of Japanese heraldry, and provides a glossary of English blazon for Japanese heraldry and presents Japanese heraldic vocabulary (from the editor's preface).

Samurai Heraldry

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Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000143
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Samurai Heraldry written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.

Japanese Heraldry

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Author : Thomas R. H. McClatchie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Heraldry written by Thomas R. H. McClatchie and published by . This book was released on 1876* with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Family Crests of Japan

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Author : Stone Bridge Press
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
ISBN 13 : 1933330309
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Family Crests of Japan written by Stone Bridge Press and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests

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Author : Ark System
Publisher : Japan Publication Trading Company
ISBN 13 : 9784889960709
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests written by Ark System and published by Japan Publication Trading Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION 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

Japanese Crest Designs

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Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Crest Designs written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

O-umajirushi

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Publisher : The Academy of the Four Directions
ISBN 13 : 0692377409
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book O-umajirushi written by and published by The Academy of the Four Directions. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of a unique 17th-century compendium of samurai heraldry, annotated with the symbolism and stories behind the banners. O-umajirushi is the earliest surviving color compendium of Japanese crests and heraldry. At the time, woodblock printing was just starting to allow for widespread distribution of books in Japan. O-umajirushi took advantage of this technology to make color reproductions of the various banners and other devices used by 170 different samurai commanders. This translation presents copies of the original pages of O-umajirushi with translations, annotations, explanations, and comparisons, as well as 30 pages of context, background information, and historic images. It provides an in-depth look at samurai heraldry and into a key historical source.

Japanese Design Motifs

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Author : Matsuya Company
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486155307
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Design Motifs written by Matsuya Company and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms, from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations.

Japanese Blazon

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Author : Lilian Cailleaud
Publisher : Kaemon Press
ISBN 13 : 177510690X
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Blazon written by Lilian Cailleaud and published by Kaemon Press. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not about the meaning of the individual charges of Japanese heraldry. Its aim is to help the reader “blazon” Japanese Mon in their original language. While some books have given a cursory view of a few terms used to describe Mon, a thorough explanation has been missing. It is my goal to remedy this by providing as precise and exhaustive a list as possible. Moreover it is my belief that by mastering the concepts associated with the description of Mon it will be possible to design new ones respecting the spirit of Japanese heraldry.

The Elements of Japanese Design

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Author : John W. Dower
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780834802292
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Japanese Design written by John W. Dower and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elements of Japanese Design is a library of traditional Japanese design motifs in the form of more than 2,700 family crests ( mon) compiled and drawn by a Kyoto publisher and bookseller early in the twentieth century, and selected and interpreted by John Dower, a leading American scholar of Japan. First used for identification on the battlefield beginning in the twelfth century, mon developed into symbols of family pride and fortune and quintessential expressions of the Japanese design sensibility--especially in their economy of means, exquisite detailing, and boldness of composition. The motifs employed in these family crests are also a fascinating window into the symbolic system of traditional Japan, which drew from a rich palette of natural phenomena, plants, animals, abstract devices, and manmade objects. This book will be a source of pleasure and inspiration to anyone interested in the basic elements of Japanese design, and of valuable information to anyone wishing to know more about the remarkable culture that produced it.

Incrusted work. Metal work. Cloisonné enamel. Modelling and carving. Heraldry

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Author : George Ashdown Audsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Incrusted work. Metal work. Cloisonné enamel. Modelling and carving. Heraldry written by George Ashdown Audsley and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

DK Eyewitness Books: Flag

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Author : William Crampton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756668123
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Books: Flag written by William Crampton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flags are used worldwide and are important symbols that embody the very spirit of each nation they represent. Flags and banners have a long and rich history that can be found in this spectacular guide to flags aroundthe world. Filled with thousands of full-color photographs, be and "eyewitness" to the story behind flags-from the earliest heraldic banners to the national flags of today. See the flag of a Chinese pirate ship, the banners of medieval knights, the flags of the French and Russian revolutions, and the national flags of 160 different countries. Learn how to signal by semaphore, how to hoist a flag, what stars represent on the American flag, and how flags were hoisted on the Moon and at the South Pole. Discover how Britain's Union Jack has changed over the years, the story behind the Japanese "rising sun," why many Dutch flags feature a picture of a hat on the end of a pole, and much, much more! Discover the story behind flags and banners their history, their meanings,and how they are used all over the world.

The Elements of Japanese Design

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Author : John W. Dower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Japanese Design written by John W. Dower and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mon, the Japanese Family Crest

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Author : Willis Meeker Hawley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book Mon, the Japanese Family Crest written by Willis Meeker Hawley and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Samurai Heraldry

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Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000445
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Samurai Heraldry written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.

Traditional Japanese Crest Designs

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Author : Clarence Hornung
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486252434
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Japanese Crest Designs written by Clarence Hornung and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family 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.

The Elements of Japanese Design

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Author : John W. Dower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Japanese Design written by John W. Dower and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: