Author: Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486250946
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Embodying an intricate blend of pattern and color, texture and composition, the Japanese kimono is a stunning garment with origins dating back to the Nara period (645?794). Its history is rich in tradition, culture, and art. Drawing her inspiration from the 18th- and 19th-century Japanese woodblock prints by such masters as Utamaro and Hiroshige, designer and fashion historian Ming-ju Sun has created this exotic collection of 26 exquisite costumes with two charming Japanese dolls to model them. The kimonos display a broad range of lovely fabrics ? from simple, practical cottons to luxurious silks and satins ? and a variety of traditional decorative elements ? geometrics, florals, stripes, checks, plaids, animals, landscapes, Japanese characters, and circular crests. All are sensitively illustrated with clean line and lush color in the style of Japanese woodcuts. This entertaining and educational paper doll collection will be a favorite with children and collectors. As a full-color survey of the Japanese kimono as an art form, the volume will be valued by costume designers, students of the history of fashion, and the many people fascinated by Japanese art and culture.
Author: Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486426549
Category : Costume
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Dress two female figures in a formal court dress of the Ashikaga period (1338-1573), including kimonos with floral designs, a traditional Japanese bridal dress, modern formal robes. 16 full-color plates of costumes.
Author: Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher: Dover
ISBN: 9780486288567
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Sixteen spectacular costumes reproduced in brilliant color and elegant detail: shogun, geisha, wicked woman, red princess, lion, many more. Informative captions. 2 dolls, 16 costumes on 16 plates.
Author: Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486410463
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
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16 authentic costumes for 2 samurai: outfits for a warrior general, member of the imperial guard, royal soldier, more. Includes weapons, headgear, other accessories.
Author: Chieri Uegaki
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554539862
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Suki's very favorite thing is her blue cotton kimono and she is determined to wear it on her first day back to school--no matter what anyone says.
Author: Alan Scott Pate
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462907075
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo, is a wealth of information for Japanese art collectors, Asian doll collectors and doll enthusiasts of all levels and interests. Full of beautiful photographs, the book details 18 kinds of widely collected, obtainable and affordable, antique and vintage dolls and figurines (ningyo). Author Alan Scott Pate--the leading American expert on Japanese dolls--writes in illuminating detail about the traditions of each type of doll and shares practical tips on how to collect this amazing Japanese art form. Included in this guide to Japanese ningyo are: Festival dolls: hina-ningyo, musha-ningyo, tableau dolls Display dolls: saga-ningyo, gosho-ningyo, isho-ningyo, iki-ningyo Wood dolls: kamo-ningyo, nara-ningyo, kokeshi-ningyo Clay dolls: fushimi-ningyo, hakata-ningyo Mechanical dolls: karakuri-ningyo, kobe-ningyo Theatrical dolls: bunraku-ningyo, takeda-ningyo Play dolls: ichimatsu-ningyo, keue saiko
Author: Alan Scott Pate
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462907202
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 935
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Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll features over 250 unique photographs as well as extensive commentary and background history. Japanese dolls (ningyo) have played an important role in Japanese art and culture since its earliest stages of development, as talismanic figures, centerpieces, in elaborate festivals, medical study tools, theater distractions, decorative objects, and avidly collected art forms, as well as childhood playthings. Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll is the most comprehensive book on antique Japanese dolls and figurines published in English. The book focuses on the many types of Japanese dolls: gosho: palace dolls hina: Girl's Day dolls musha: warrior dolls for the Boy's Day Festival isho: fashion dolls The principal forms of the dolls and their history, stylistic development, cultural context, and economic imperatives are discussed against the backdrop of Edo-period society and popular culture. Beautifully detailed color photographs of ningyo drawn from private collections, many of which are published here for the first time, as well as images of related materials selected from celebrated museums and temple collections, such as folding screens, woodblock prints, sculpture, painting ceramics, and textiles, help place the dolls in context. Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll is a fascinating book for anyone interested in Asian doll art and doll collecting.
Author: Joy Hendry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198280286
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Wrapping Culture examines problems of intercultural communication and the possibilities for misinterpretation of the familiar in an unfamiliar context. Starting with an examination of Japanese gift-wrapping, Joy Hendry demonstrates how our expectations are often influenced by cultural factors which may blind us to an appreciation of underlying intent. She extends this approach to the study of polite language as the wrapping of thoughts and intentions, garments as body wrappings, constructions and gardens as wrapping of space. Hendry shows how this extends even to the ways in which people may be wrapped in seating arrangements, or meetings and drinking customs may be constrained by temporal versions of wrapping. Throughout the book, Hendry considers ways in which groups of people use such symbolic forms to impress and manipulate one another, and points out a Western tendency to underestimate such nonverbal communication, or reject it as mere decoration. She presents ideas that should be valid in any intercultural encounter and demonstrates that Japanese culture, so often thought of as a special case, can supply a model through which we can formulate general theories about human behavior.
Author: Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486403731
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Entertaining collection of traditional garments as well as modern Western attire for a Japanese family of four includes brightly colored kimonos plus other apparel with classic shawl collars, flowing lines, and wide sashes. Nontraditional clothing includes Western style dresses for the young daughter and trousers, sweaters and shorts for the son. Paper lanterns, fans, books, handbags, hair ornaments and other accessories complement wardrobes in a collection that will appeal to paper doll fans and anyone interested in contemporary Japanese apparel. 73 stickers.
Author: Ming-Ju Sun
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486423906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Dress 2 figures in 16 finely detailed costumes worn at folk festivals during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in former republics of the Soviet Union. Wardrobes include beautifully embroidered shawls, skirts, tunics, trousers, and long coats from Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
