The definitive work on an area of Chinese design long recognized as an important folk art. 1,239 designs are shown, with titles, commentaries, and other information: 265 groups of design based on parallelogram, octagon, hexagon, single focus frames, wedge-lock, parallel waves, swastikas, U-scroll, more.
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Art Nouveau Stencil Designs in Color by A. Charayron, Leon Durand This rare collection of decorative stenciling in the Art Nouveau style is a unique treasury of ideas. Colorful illustrations showcase panels, friezes, and walls, embellished with lovely images — from wild roses, seagulls, and geese to children playing.
Mucha’s Figures Décoratives by Alphonse Mucha Comprised of 40 full-page, two-color plates of finished drawings in several media, this new volume reproduces Mucha's extraordinary 1905 style book, Figures Décoratives, a summation of Art Nouveau art and design. New introduction.
Traditional Japanese Stencil Designs by Clarence Hornung Versatile collection of 276 exquisite Japanese stencil designs — clouds, birds, butterflies, bamboo, plum and cherry blossoms, geometrics, more. Royalty-free illustrations are ideal for modern decorative and graphic needs.
Chinese Indigo Batik Designs by Lu Pu Showcasing over 110 carefully reproduced illustrations from a rare, early collection of batik art, this volume bursts with strong native flavor. The exquisitely detailed folk art includes traditional designs of flowers, animals, and landscapes.
Women: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources by Jim Harter Lush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting — an unusually rich sourcebook of poses, costumes, clothing, everyday life. 488 illustrations.
