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Japanese Kite Prints

Author : John Stevenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Kite Prints written by John Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color woodblock prints vibrantly convey the popular urban culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Edo, now called Tokyo. In a book that brings together two of Edo's most colorful traditions, prints and kites, John Stevenson celebrates the charm and significance of the mass-produced but often elegant broadsheets known as ukiyo-e. The term means "pictures of the floating world," a pun on a Buddhist concept of the fleeting world of desires that is, coincidentally but poetically, appropriate for a study of kites borne on the wind. Edo artists experimented with woodblock-printing techniques during the eighteenth century as kite-flying became increasingly popular. Each influenced the other: kite-makers copied woodblock-print designs to decorate their creations of bamboo, cloth, and paper, and printers used images of kites in their designs. The prints from the Skinner Collection illustrated in this book are products of Tokugawa Edo (1603-1867) and Meiji Tokyo (1868-1912). They record highlights of the Kabuki theater, brothels, and Sumo wrestling, enthusiastically presenting star actors and celebrity courtesans and vignettes of everyday life. These images capture for us the character of life as it was lived and imagined by the printmakers and kite-fliers of Old Japan. It seems that everyone thrills to the sight of a kite straining upward into the sky, and woodblock prints are perhaps the most accessible form of traditional Japanese visual culture; kite aficionados and lovers of Japanese art alike will be delighted by this study.

The Making of Japanese Kites

Author : Masaaki Modegi
Publisher : Japan Publications Trading
ISBN 13 : 9784889962222
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Japanese Kites written by Masaaki Modegi and published by Japan Publications Trading. This book was released on 2007 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book ever to present a clear guide to making 15 traditional Japanese kites unique in color and shape. Also introduces the history and the artistry of Japanses kites.

Kites

Author : Scott Skinner
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500279427
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Kites written by Scott Skinner and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly looks at the history of Japanese kites, describes the development of local designs, and shows a variety of Japanese kite styles

Japanese Woodblock Bird Prints

Author : Kashū Numata
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486470504
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Woodblock Bird Prints written by Kashū Numata and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numata Kashû's wonderfully lifelike images of birds and flowers first appeared in a three-volume, 1883 portfolio. His woodblock prints were so popular that dealers sold them individually, destroying most complete sets. A collector's delight, this exquisite edition reprints a 1930s facsimile, alive with 150 color illustrations of the highest quality.

Japanese Popular Prints

Author : Rebecca Salter
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824830830
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Popular Prints written by Rebecca Salter and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the West, Japanese woodblock printing tends to be associated with the ukiyo-e tradition and the familiar portrayals of kabuki actors or courtesan beauties. These well-known images were produced by a publisher and artist using the extraordinary skills of carvers and printers, whose identities are rarely known. The same craftsmen also produced woodblock-printed objects for use in everyday life such as decorative paper (chiyogami), votive slips (senjafuda), playing cards (karuta), and board games (sugoroku). As the market changed in the late nineteenth century, the craftsmen increasingly turned to the production of these low-value, essentially ephemeral objects. Although the prices were kept low, many were imbued with the same glorious visual sophistication that had attracted Westerners to ukiyo-e. Approaching the subject as an artist rather than a print scholar, Rebecca Salter focuses on the craftsmen and the complex visual culture within which they worked. Through information gained from interviews with some of the remaining practitioners and analysis of the objects themselves, she builds up a picture of the quiet role woodblock played in the lives of the Japanese as they moved from the isolation of the Edo period to embrace modernization in the early twentieth century. This book is a fascinating exploration of this area of cultural history and the numerous color illustrations encourage a playful investigation of the many threads of Japan’s visual culture. Rebecca Salter is a well-known British printmaker. She lived in Japan for six years and is an acknowledged authority on Japanese woodblock printing. She is the author of Japanese Woodblock Printing.

Illustrated Catalogue of the Noteworthy Collection of Japanese Color Prints

Author : Judson D. Metzgar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of the Noteworthy Collection of Japanese Color Prints written by Judson D. Metzgar and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asian Kites for Kids

Author : Wayne Hosking
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462919936
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Asian Kites for Kids written by Wayne Hosking and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids will learn how to make colorful kites while exploring Asian culture and history with this easy-to-follow craft book for kids. Fun to build and exciting to fly, kites are a universal expression of joy and wonder for enthusiasts of all ages. Asian Kites for Kids features kite building projects that are beautiful and functional--ideal for teachers, camp counselors, parents, and budding young kite makers themselves. Kite making is a traditional Asian craft and an essential aspect of folklore that uses everyday materials to create beautiful works of art. In fact, kites are just as much fun to build as they are to fly! The colorful, easy-to-follow instructions will have readers building and flying fifteen different models from across Asia, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea. With Asian Kites for Kids readers will learn to build: A Butterfly kite from China A Cobra kite from Thailand A Mini kite from Malaysia A Shield kite from Korea An Octopus kite from Japan and much more! This book includes sections on safety, the anatomy of kites, troubleshooting tips, as well as an index of online retailers and resources. Spend hours of fun with your kids and friends crafting handmade Asian kites, and then watching your original creations soar.

Japanese Prints Michener

Author : James Michener
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462903908
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Prints Michener written by James Michener and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring hundreds of illustrations, Japanese Prints: From Early Masters to the Modern is a comprehensive history and survey of Japan’s most famous visual art form. The author, Mr. Michener has illustrated the book with lesser-known masterpieces rather than with those few prints that have been reproduced almost ad nauseam. Unlike earlier books, this does not stop with the past century, but brings the subject completely up to date, introducing, in the modern Japanese print, some of the most exciting art being created in Japan—and in the world—today. Japanese Prints also becomes a revealing account of the collecting of Japanese prints, with many valuable hints to collectors based upon the author's own experiences in gathering together one of the best print collections of recent years: it is a collecting field in which many hints are needed, with prices varying from $5 to $5,000 per print, and with forgeries and doubtful attributions on every hand.

Japanese Woodblock Prints

Author : Andreas Marks
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462905994
Total Pages : 994 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Woodblock Prints written by Andreas Marks and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color prints. Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of woodblock prints--who were often the driving force determining which prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass circulation for a chance at critical and popular success. Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the general art enthusiast.

Japanese Prints

Author : Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Prints written by Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Art of the Japanese Kite

Author : Tal Streeter
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Japanese Kite written by Tal Streeter and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1974 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary exploration into the history of kite making and flying.

Kiyo Sato

Author : Connie Goldsmith
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1728411645
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Kiyo Sato written by Connie Goldsmith and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our camp, they tell us, is now to be called a 'relocation center' and not a 'concentration camp.' We are internees, not prisoners. Here's the truth: I am now a non-alien, stripped of my constitutional rights. I am a prisoner in a concentration camp in my own country. I sleep on a canvas cot under which is a suitcase with my life's belongings: a change of clothes, underwear, a notebook and pencil. Why?"—Kiyo Sato In 1941 Kiyo Sato and her eight younger siblings lived with their parents on a small farm near Sacramento, California, where they grew strawberries, nuts, and other crops. Kiyo had started college the year before when she was eighteen, and her eldest brother, Seiji, would soon join the US Army. The younger children attended school and worked on the farm after class and on Saturday. On Sunday, they went to church. The Satos were an ordinary American family. Until they weren't. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, US president Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan and the United States officially entered World War II. Soon after, in February and March 1942, Roosevelt signed two executive orders which paved the way for the military to round up all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast and incarcerate them in isolated internment camps for the duration of the war. Kiyo and her family were among the nearly 120,000 internees. In this moving account, Sato and Goldsmith tell the story of the internment years, describing why the internment happened and how it impacted Kiyo and her family. They also discuss the ways in which Kiyo has used her experience to educate other Americans about their history, to promote inclusion, and to fight against similar injustices.

Playthings and Pastimes in Japanese Prints

Author : Lea Baten
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Playthings and Pastimes in Japanese Prints written by Lea Baten and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political scientists and public administration scholars have long recognized that innovation in public agencies is contingent on entrepreneurial bureaucratic executives. But unlike their commercial counterparts, public administration "entrepreneurs" do not profit from their innovations. What motivates enterprising public executives? How are they created? Manuel P. Teodoro's theory of bureaucratic executive ambition explains why pioneering leaders aren not the result of serendipity, but rather arise out of predictable institutional design. Teodoro explains the systems that foster or frustrate entrepreneurship among public executives. Through case studies and quantitative analysis of original data, he shows how psychological motives and career opportunities shape administrators' decisions, and he reveals the consequences these choices have for innovation and democratic governance. Tracing the career paths and political behavior of agency executives, Teodoro finds that, when advancement involves moving across agencies, ambitious bureaucrats have strong incentives for entrepreneurship. Where career advancement occurs vertically within a single organization, ambitious bureaucrats have less incentive for innovation, but perhaps greater accountability. This research introduces valuable empirical methods and has already generated additional studies. A powerful argument for the art of the possible, Bureaucratic Ambition advances a flexible theory of politics and public administration. Its lessons will enrich debate among scholars and inform policymakers and career administrators.

A Carp for Kimiko

Author : Virginia Kroll
Publisher : Charlesbridge
ISBN 13 : 1607342065
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book A Carp for Kimiko written by Virginia Kroll and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CARP FOR KIMIKO is the story of a young girl's struggle against the strong current of tradition. Every year on Children's Day in Japan a kite in the shape of a carp is flown for each boy in the family. Kimiko is a little girl who desperately wants an orange, black, and white calico carp kite of her own to fly on this holiday. Kimiko's parents remind her that there is a holiday just for girls?Doll's Festival Day, but this does not stop Kimiko from dreaming about and wishing for her very own carp. The magical ending achieves the impossible?Kimiko gets what she longs for without breaking tradition. Katherine Roundtree's beautiful illustrations evoke the wonder and excitement of childhood, which will charm readers of all cultures.

Catalogue of Works of Industry and Art, Sent from Japan

Author : Rutherford Alcock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Works of Industry and Art, Sent from Japan written by Rutherford Alcock and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Poetry & Image in Japanese Prints

Author : Charlotte van Rappard-Boon
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Poetry & Image in Japanese Prints written by Charlotte van Rappard-Boon and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Surimono" (literally "printed object"') are privately published prints inscribed with a dedication or poem that reflects upon everyday themes. This catalog includes more than 150 illustrations of prints drawn from the splendid Amsterdam Rijksmuseum collection. It also contains in-depth essays discussing the history of surimono and the subjects depicted in the prints, which incorporate seasonal references and classical themes. Most of the poems on the selected prints have been translated into English. This publication is an important reference work in the study of "surimono."

I Live in Tokyo

Author : Mari Takabayashi
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618494842
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book I Live in Tokyo written by Mari Takabayashi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at Japanese life and customs through the eyes of a Tokyo schoolgirl.