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The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps...
Art in Adversity Human beings have an amazing capacity for art. In even the most dire circumstances, when it seems like they wouldn’t have the energy to do much more than lay down and die, they...
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The Sketchbooks of Hiroshige
Phenomenal collection The Sketchbooks of Hiroshige If you know Japanese art, then you know Hiroshige. Along with Hokusai and Utamaro he created images that are instantly recognizable. In fact, say...
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101 Great Samurai Prints
101 Great Samurai Prints Kuniyoshi’s Samurai The title of this book pretty much says it all. “101 Great Samurai Prints” is exactly what you get, all by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, one of the last great masters...
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Ideals of the East: The Spirit of Japanese Art
4.0 out of 5 stars A poetic look at Japanese art and religion Kakuzo Okakura, author of the legendary The Book of Tea, was a first-hand witness to the rapid changes of the Meji period, when the...
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Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World
4.0 out of 5 stars Urban Vinyl Ah, what a wonderful invention plastic is! Nearly limitless possibilities, able to be shaped into almost any form, take on any color, and endure across the centuries. As...
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Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara
Enter Yoshitomo’s World I first became aware of artist Yoshitomo Nara (The Lonesome Puppy, Oh! My God! I Miss You) with his CD cover Shonen Knife CD Happy Hour. From there, it seemed any book on...
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Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog of Tokyo
Dog’s Eye View Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog of Tokyo Daido Moriyama is a name I have never heard before in my life before I picked up “Stray Dog of Tokyo.” But I had enjoyed the previous two releases in...
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Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning, Form
A Beautiful Illusion of Gardens Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning, Form The study of the Japanese Stone Garden is the study of Japanese religion. The two are as inseparable as the symbolic...
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Japanese Ghost Stories
Tattoo artists interpretation of traditional Japanese ghost stories Japanese Ghost Stories (English and Japanese Edition) Gomineko’s “Japanese Ghost Stories” is essentially an art book. The project...
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Japanese Architecture: A Short History
Japanese architecture over the years Japanese Architecture: A Short History (Tuttle Classics) A.L. Sadler’s 1941 book “Japanese Architecture: A Short History” is one of several books Sadler wrote to...
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