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Dover Pictorial Archive Ser.: Japanese Emblems and Designs by Walter Amstutz (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486281841

ISBN-139780486281841

eBay Product ID (ePID)375943

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameJapanese Emblems and Designs

SubjectAsian / General, Clip Art, Decorative Arts

Publication Year1994

FeaturesReprint

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaDesign, Art

AuthorWalter Amstutz

SeriesDover Pictorial Archive Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight12.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN94-010952

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal745.4/4952

Edition DescriptionReprint

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisRenowned for its superb invention, ingenuity, and sense of pattern, Japanese design has long been admired in the West. One specific kind of ornamentation, known as mon, is especially recognized for its unusually rhythmic and engrossing patterns. Originally designed to serve as family emblems or crests, mon have also been used in Japan as trademarks and for decorating such objects as kimonos and lacquered furniture. This volume presents 800 of these attractive, copyright-free designs, ready for use or adaptation by today's commercial artists, craftspeople, and designers. Combining stylized natural and geometric forms to produce striking images, mon lend themselves to a wide range of applications: textile and wallpaper design, floor coverings, jewelry, mosaics, and much more. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of a number of designs by the great artist Hokusai, selected from an extremely rare edition originally published in 1824. In addition, the collection contains figures based on written characters, geometrical pattern construction, kimonos, and other motifs. Jack Hillier, a well-known author and authority on Japanese art, has provided an informative and enlightening introduction to this exciting and useful design form., Almost 800 mon (emblems or crests) combine natural and geometric forms for striking effects. Ideal for design, jewelry, mosaics, and more.

LC Classification NumberNK1585.A48