This selection of 60 outstanding full-color plates is drawn from one of the most elegant and elaborate books of the mid-Victorian period. Assembled by a renowned art historian, these vivid illustrations offer spectacular examples of Japanese painting, printing, embroidery, lacquer work, and cloisonné as well as masterpieces in ivory and porcelain. Dover original selection from The Ornamental Arts of Japan, volumes I and II, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1882–84.
Japanese Design Motifs by Matsuya Company Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms, from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations.
100 Japanese Stencil Designs by Friedrich Deneken The natural Japanese affinity for decorative art is apparent in this striking collection of 104 exquisite stencil designs, reproduced from a rare 19th-century publication.
A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design by Thomas W. Cutler From one of the most comprehensive surveys of mid-19th-century Japanese art and ornamentation: graceful details from landscapes, floral motifs, abstracts, images of sea life, and others. Over 300 figures on 65 plates.
101 Great Samurai Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, John Grafton Kuniyoshi was a master of the warrior woodblock print — and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. Full-color portraits of renowned Japanese samurais pulse with movement, passion, and remarkably fine detail.
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. Copyright-free illustrations are ideal for modern decorative and graphic needs.
Japanese Woodblock Kimono Designs in Full Color by Dover Japanese art at its most subtly elegant, these luminous 19th-century kimono designs include allover patterns, nature scenes, magnificent floral sprays, and other finely detailed full-color motifs. 62 illustrations.
Japanese No Masks: With 300 Illustrations of Authentic Historical Examples by Friedrich Perzynski, Stanley Appelbaum 120 full-page plates of magnificent, elaborately carved, museum-quality masks worn by actors playing gods, warriors, beautiful women, feudal lords, and supernatural beings. Captions.
