Poetic Imagination in Japanese Art: Selections from the Collection of Mary and Cheney Cowles, Hardcover - Maribeth Graybill

Reducere. DescriptionAssembled over the last four decades and still growing, the Mary and Cheney Cowles collection of Japanese art is one of the finest in pr...

Publisher: Distributed Art PublishersNumber of pages: 392Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 238 x 289 x 39Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Ilona Katze...

Publisher: Distributed Art PublishersNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 309 x 223 x 28Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Susanna Fer...

Yokai are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. In the Edo period (1603-1868), many artists, such as Hokusai Katsushika or Kuniyos...

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...

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Publisher: Grolier Club of New YorkAuthor(s): Heather ClarkNumber of pages: 80Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 9Cover type: Paperback ...

Stories of Mary and Sammy is a book about a goat called Mary and a wolf called Sammy.During all the stories Sammy is looking for enmeshing and eati...

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Introduces the theatre puppets from major Asian traditions, taking the reader on a journey through hundreds of years of craftsmanship and creativit...

Reducere. DescriptionOver 60 Japanese Swords in gallery format covering 1000 years of technological development. The Yume Collection is a reference and educa...

The surprising history of the scientific method--from an evolutionary account of thinking to a simple set of steps--and the rise of psychology in t...

Reducere. NEW EDITION: A collection of paintings, drawings, and prints from Western art illustrating the occupation and hobby of knitting during the 1800s. I...

In tracing the evolution of British drawing over nearly four centuries, Excursions of Imagination highlights objects of innovation and historical i...

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Autoarea prezinta aparitia si dezvoltarea picturii pe sticla din Transilvania secolelor XVIII-XIX, in care se exprima mentalitatea si sensibilitate...

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

Publisher: British Museum PressAuthor(s): Akiko YanoIllustration(s): With over 400 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 566Publication date: 2013Di...

Reducere. As its title suggests, this book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture in 100 words. From well-known concepts like zen, kawaii and anim...

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- This beautifully designed catalogue spans actress Glenn Close's career through film, television and theater, with a survey of beautifully crafted...

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Out of print since the 1960s, this is a collection of memoirs and diary entries from the world-famous potter, revealing the Eastern influence on hi...

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Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoAuthor(s): Kumja Paik KimIllustration(s): full-color illusNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2017Dim...

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DescriptionThis significant historical study recasts modern art in Japan as a "parallel modernism" that was visually similar to Euroamerican modern...

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Reducere. You've seen books dedicated to the special effects of Japanese monster movies, but this is perhaps the first tome to take an in-depth look at both ...