Name/Title
Snow, wave, pine : traditional patterns in Japanese designEntry/Object ID
NK1484.H55 2001Description
"An important, but often overlooked, part of the world of Japanese arts and crafts is the array of beautiful, stylized motifs that have traditionally been used to decorate a huge range of objects. Snow, Wave, Pine takes a close look at some of the most classic of those patterns, enabling the reader to recognize and appreciate these motifs wherever they appear, and providing inspiration to anyone interested in design or arts and crafts." -- BOOK JACKETAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne StassevitchNotes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.Lexicon
Search Terms
decoration and ornament--japan, design--japan, heraldry -- japanBook Details
Author
Sadao Hibi, Motoji NiwaPublication Translator
Jay W. ThomasEdition
FirstPublisher
Kodansha InternationalDate Published
2001ISBN
9784770026897, 4770026897LCCN
2016435678Notes
Length: 195General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Plant patterns -- Animal patterns -- Natural phenomena -- Implements and structures -- Geometric patterns -- Other miscellaneous patterns -- Family crests -- On Japanese patterns -- On Japanese family crests.