A tale of two balconies

This cleverly designed book about Katsushika Hokusai’s The Sazaidō of Gohyakurakanji and James McNeill Whistler's Variations in Flesh Colour and Green - The Balcony, also includes drawing, collage, coloring and press-out activities.With a presentation that divides the book into two equal parts, A...

Across asia and the islamic world

A new collection volume highlighting the strengths, variety and sheer wonder of The Walters Art Museum’s unique Asian and Islamic collectionsThe Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning s...

Animals by kuniyoshi

Experience the humorous and satirical Ukiyo-e world of Kuniyoshi Utagawa.

Aphrodisiacs

Auspicious animals

The world of mythical creatures born from human imagination is presented in this beautiful collection of artworks that symbolize good luck.Many imaginary animals that are believed to be auspicious symbols of good fortune originated in ancient China. The most famous examples are the “Big Four”: th...

Birds of edo

Bonsai

Buddhas in the palm of your hand

Captivating forms

Cats by kuniyoshi

Cats in ukiyo-e

This book is a collection of Kuniyoshi’s works that featured cats. It will attract ukiyo-e lovers, cat lovers, and also provides valuable inspiration to designers or illustrators.

Colors of kyoto

New volume in the Cleveland Masterwork Series focuses on a studio of important late nineteenth through early twentieth-century Japanese ceramic artists.This is the first comprehensive look in English at the Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio in Kyoto, from the Meiji period (1868–1912) to the mid Shōwa pe...

Decoration graphics

Decorative japanese painting

Edo-punk!

Eighty-eight views of mt. fuji

Elegance in japanese art

A fascinating book on the elegant paintings of birds and flowers in Edo-Rinpa paintingThe Rinpa school is one of the historical schools in Japanese painting established in 17th century Kyoto. Later in 19th century Edo (old Tokyo), Hoitsu Sakai, who worshiped and was influenced by Korin Ogata, rev...

Flexible

Flowers of edo

Fuji

A panoramic history of Japan’s iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the presentMount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan. Yet behind the picture-postcard image is a history filled with conflict and upheaval. Violent eruptions across the centuries wrough...

Global lives of objects

A richly illustrated volume which features 33 short essays, each taking a single object as a starting point to unravel complex, interconnected, global histories.In celebration of the centenary in 2023 of the National Museum of Asian Art, this new volume explores a range of artistic, historical, a...

Hell in japanese art

A collection of imaginative (and even humorous) illustrations of hell and other underworld realms in Japanese art works. A great reference for artists and illustrators.

History of art in japan

In this book the leading authority on Japanese art history sheds light on how Japan has nurtured distinctive aesthetics, prominent artists, and movements that have achieved global influence and popularity. The History of Art in Japan discusses works ranging from earthenware figurines in 13,000 BC...

Hokusai manga

Illusory dwellings

Essays on the nature, creation, and presentation of art, craft, and architecture in Japan, springing from the author’s experiences in Kyoto.

Japanese family crests and designs

Japanese gardens: kyoto

96 breathtakingly stunning Japanese gardens you must visit in Kyoto Kyoto’s gardens are among the city’s many glories. They are beautiful, thought-provoking. These unparalleled works of art at the creative frontier between man and nature date mainly from the Kamakura, Muromachi, and early Edo per...

Japanese woodblock prints 1680 - 1980

A major new survey of an internationally significant collection of Japanese woodblock prints.This wide-ranging volume brings together over seventy five significant woodblock prints from the collection of Worcester Art Museum, MA, spanning three hundred years, from the seventeenth century through ...

Kimono and the colors of japan (new printing edition)

This distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their use in kimono. The Japanese sensibility is immediately apparent in the classification of the nine traditional color categories of red, green, pink, blue, brown, purple, yellow, bl...

Machiya: the traditional townhouses of kyoto

Manga

Marvelous menagerie

Once more unto the breach

Otomo katsuhiro: 20 posters

20 reprints of rare and sought after posters from AKIRA, STEAMBOY, DOMU and more!

Pussycat! kill!kill!kill!

Retrospective scenes from a sentimental world

This third book in the background illustration series takes us on a sentimental journey through the scenes of our most cherished memoriesDo you remember a moment in your life when you wished the time would stop? Artwork in this book captures precious moments such as these, evoking your own precio...

Sakuna: of rice and ruin artworks

Something wicked from japan

Ghosts, demons, Yokai... This is the nightmarish collection of supernatural beings from Japanese folklore as portrayed in Ukiyo-e masterpieces!

Sushi secrets

Suzuki seijun and postwar japanese cinema

William Carroll offers a new account of Suzuki Seijun’s career that highlights the intersections of film theory, film production, cinephile culture, and politics in 1960s Japan. This book presents both a major reinterpretation of Suzuki’s work and a new lens on postwar Japanese film culture and i...

The arts of japan

This exciting new volume focuses on the arts of Japan through the lens of creativity and innovation.

The beautiful traditional colors of japan

The book of tea

The definitive visual edition of a classic masterpiece. The Book of Tea was originally written in English by Kakuzo Okakura in 1906. Since then, it has been recognized, together with Bushido, as one of the most important books written by Japanese authors in English in the early 20th century. The ...

The immersive enclosure

Is immersion just another name for enclosure? In this groundbreaking analysis of virtual reality in Japan, Paul Roquet uncovers how the technology is reshaping the politics of labor, gender, home, and nation.

The ukiyo-e 2020

Understanding japanese buddhist sculpture through visual comparison

A beginner’s guide to appreciating Buddha statues from a whole new perspective. This book is an introductory guide to help you familiarize yourself with Buddhist sculpture, and the basic principal behind the book is understanding Buddhist sculpture through visual comparison. Avoiding explanations...

What is japanese cinema?

What Is Japanese Cinema? is a concise and lively history of Japanese film that shows how cinema tells the story of Japan’s modern age. Discussing popular works alongside auteurist masterpieces, Yomota Inuhiko considers films in light of both Japanese cultural particularities and cinema as a world...

Yokai

Yokai museum