Arts of Japan, Paperback - ***

Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts, BostonAuthor(s): Anne Nishimura (Curator of Japanese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) MorseIllustration(s): ...

Part Samurai history, part martial arts guide, this is THE book for anyone interested in Japan's fabled Samurai culture. Author Alexander Bennett i...

Bold, iconic designs have been used to symbolize family names in Japan from the time of the court nobles in the twelfth century. The sense of "fami...

Explores the many links between the centuries-old graphic tradition of Japanese painting and scroll making and the more recent discipline of the ci...

Reducere. Evolved amid the incessant warfare of medieval Japan, bujutsu, or "martial arts, " provided the warrior with the technical and psychological traini...

DescriptionRenowned budo (martial arts) and ninja grandmaster Hatsumi explains how Japanese sword fighting embodies the essence of budo and the spi...

Reducere. Written by the foremost authority of the era on Oriental archeology and art, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introductio...

Reducere. Since the very first dai kaiju eiga, GODZILLA (1954), made its way across the Pacific to U.S. shores, the Japanese originals have rarely made it to...

Reducere. The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall a...

Combining elements of dance, drama, music and poetry, the performances of Japanese No theater are a highly stylized form of entertainment. Accompan...

Reducere. ``An excellent reference work on the subject.``--Library Journal (starred review)For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded...

Looking at Japanese gardens will quickly reveal that they cannot be viewed as isolated from other art forms or social processes. Concepts of variou...

Publisher: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for CultureAuthor(s): Shimura FukumiIllustration(s): 25 colour photosPublication date: 2019Dimensio...

Reducere. "Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film" offers an extraordinary close-up of the hitherto overlooked golden age of Japanese cult, action and exploitation ...

Reducere. A profound sense of the aesthetic beauty in all things pervades the whole of Japanese culture, finding perhaps its clearest expression in the decor...

The first and only survey of Japanese design as seen through the lens of Japan's traditional colour spectrum - an exquisitely packaged fresh take o...

This book contains five essays about the contemporary Japanese house illustrated with a selection of designs by young architects. The domestic spac...

Admire exquisite birds from an eminent Edo-period nature field guide. As a sequel to "Flowers of Edo", we are pleased to present "Birds of Edo". Of...

Reducere. Digitally printing photos on Japanese paper can yield tremendous results for photographers who are interested in experimenting with new methods. Bu...

Alex Summer, one of the most popular tattoo artists and reality TV stars with starring roles in TLC's NY Ink and America's Worst Tattoos, brings he...

Reducere. Born in 1862, Nitobe Inazo was a Japanese polymath (holding five doctorates) and Christian convert who travelled widely in both Europe and America....

Yokai are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. Yokai have attracted the artists and have been a common theme in art works until t...

Reducere. Shamisen of Japan teaches you how to professionally play and make the Tsugaru Shamisen, simply and enjoyably Interested in Shamisen? Enjoy the free...

Publisher: Duke University PressAuthor(s): Kim BrandtIllustration(s): 21 illustrationsNumber of pages: 320Collection: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politi...

Reducere. Jiu-Jitsu is a style of combat that emerges from feudal Japan and has developed into various forms of other popular styles, such as Judo and Brazil...

Nakamura Taisaburo's landmark book on the art of the sword includes technical information, thoughtful analysis, and fascinating recollections of hi...

Reducere. From the 1950s onwards, far eastern filmmakers from Japan, China, and Korea--but mostly Japan--cranked out a bevy of dai kaiju ("giant strange beas...

This book is a complete guide to the Alishina Method which draws on classical and avant-garde Japanese dance traditions to offer a systemized appro...

Reducere. 1989 marked the start of the Heisei era in Japan. It also marked a new direction in tokusatsu films beginning with Godzilla vs. Biollante and Gunhe...

THAT'S RIGHT. THE LOST FILMS IS BACK. And like a Heisei era Godzilla foe, it's mutated into its second, bigger, badder form. And it's got it all: A...

Japan's postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authors The devastation of the Second ...

The New Revised and Expanded Edition reviews over 25 new films including Shin Godzilla (2016), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: Planet of th...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Dialectics without Synthesis explores Japan's active but previously unrecognized participation in the global circulation of film theory during the ...

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and p...

The ultimate guide to creating the most popular form of manga--shoujo If you're reading this, you already love shoujo. But now you'll be able to ta...

DescriptionMindful Artist: Sumi-e Painting teaches you to create your own beautiful, Japanese-inspired ink wash paintings while cultivating a mindf...

Reducere. Japanese Sumi-e brush painting combines the techniques of calligraphy and ink painting to produce compositions of rare beauty. This art has its roo...

Reducere. Would you like to be at peace with your imperfections and to find happiness in the tranquility life has to offer? Wabi-sabi is for you With Japanes...

Reducere. Budo is about learning more than how to fight; true budo is a way of seeking and uncovering meaning in life. Here, Nicklaus Suino, one of the leadi...

Using step-by-step instruction on how to draw Japanese manga and anime zombies, vampires, and monsters, best-selling author Christopher Hart teache...

Reducere. The Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition of the original is here, covering over 25 new films including Warning from Space (1956), Half Human (1957), Th...