| Description |
192 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Ceramics -- Woodwork, basketry and bamboowork -- Lacquerwork -- Dyeing, weaving and fibre art -- Metalwork and jewellery -- Glass |
| Summary |
The last twenty-five years have seen a flourishing of Japanese studio crafts that we are only now beginning to learn about in the West. An extensive network of craft practitioners - in ceramics, lacquerwork, woodwork, basketry, textiles, and fiberwork, metalwork, jewelry, and glass - has evolved to produce a huge range of work rich in its diversity of style and technique. This book serves as an introduction to the activities pursued by these contemporary Japanese makers |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-185) and index |
| Subject |
Artists' studios -- Japan.
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Decorative arts -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Decorative arts -- Japan -- History -- 20thcentury
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| LC no. |
95009789 |
| ISBN |
0812233352 |
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