Book Description
Works by artists of the Japan Craft Arts Association, the Nitten World, and independent artists.
Author : Robert T. Coffland
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,30 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Bamboo baskets
ISBN : 9781878529671
Works by artists of the Japan Craft Arts Association, the Nitten World, and independent artists.
Author : Dr. Freddy K. Kurniawan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1477176462
Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena Sanderiana) is popular as a lucky plant and as a Feng Shui plant because it brings the natural elements of water, fire, earth, wood, and metal into balance within the environment. This plant is very easy to take care of as it only needs water to live. The original form of this plant is the straight form; other forms (curly, spiral, heart, etc.) are made by people (the growers). Other plants which are also referred as a lucky plant or a Feng Shui plant are the Money Tree (Pachira Aquatica) and the Jade plant (Crassula Ovata).
Author : Carol Stangler
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,41 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781600593390
Beautiful, sustainable bamboo is one of the most popular materials around for gardens and home decor. This book presents an introduction to the material. It covers topics that range from weathering the plant and preventing insect damage to attaching, bending, flattening, finishing and preserving the bamboo.
Author : Shen Min
Publisher : Shanghai Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2011-10-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781602201323
An exploration of Chinese art and culture, Bamboo in China shines a light on this relatively unknown craft. The noted British scholar Joseph Needham concluded from his thorough study of the history of Chinese science and technology that the "East Asian civilization is none other than a bamboo civilization" and China is just the cradle of that bamboo civilization. Since bamboo has been used for thousands of years in China and in many aspects of daily life, it became an influential part of the Chinese culture. With the tributes to bamboo and the extolling of its strengths, it was further blended into China's Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist thinking to give birth to a cultural phenomenon uniquely Chinese that has since spread far and wide. This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid history of bamboo in China: The uses of bamboo in daily life, production, musical instruments, transportation, architecture and landscaping, hydraulic engineering and the military Traditional treatments of bamboo by Chinese artisans, including two main artistic processing techniques. Bamboo wares with a unique Chinese flavor such as fans, oilpaper umbrellas, and mats and curtains
Author : Hiag Akmakjian
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 2005-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1411646282
Many lovers of poetry consider haiku to be literaturea??s most subtle art form. The whole of life seems effortlessly expressed in only a few words and images. The book presents readers with sixty of the more famous classical haiku in the original romanized Japanese along with their interlinear transliterations. This unique combination becomes a great help in understanding how they were made.An introductory essay tells how haiku can just as easily be written in English and as a help to readers creating their own haiku, it explains to them the elegant but rigorous structure of what appears to be an easy art form. This charming and informative book is tastefully illustrated with the authora??s own lovely ink drawings.
Author : Monika Bincsik
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 30,56 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1588396142
Bamboo is present in nearly every aspect of traditional Japanese life, yet Japanese bamboo art, with its refined beauty and technical sophistication, has been little known in the West until recent years. This publication provides an overdue introduction to these exquisite works, which represent a cultural tradition stretching back hundreds of years. The works illustrated and discussed are exceptional for their broad representation of many notable bamboo masters, and highlight key stages in the modern history of Japanese bamboo art. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
Author : Miho Sauser
Publisher : Acc Art Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,85 MB
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781788841139
* New monograph on bamboo artist Tanabe Chiku'unsai IV* Reveres the long tradition of bamboo art in Japan* A detailed exploration of Chiku'unsai IV's life and motivations* Exclusive insights into the working methods of a master craftsman* Chiku'unsai IV has exhibited at TAI Modern, Mingei Gallery and the Metropolitan, among many moreThe bamboo: tall, strong and flexible. This fast-growing shoot has been used as a construction material, a foodstuff and fuel for millennia, from India to Japan. Tanabe Chiku'unsai IV's art elevates bamboo to new heights. By weaving together small pieces of fibrous stalk, he creates vast, detailed sculptures without the use of rivets or adhesives. Under Chiku'unsai IV's skilled craftsmanship, bamboo is more than a functional tool: it is modern art, a unifying symbol of Japanese culture. His sculptures revere traditional workmanship, while conveying important contemporary messages - the codependence of nature and man, and the importance of protecting our environment. Part autobiography, part introduction to the craft, this monograph follows Chiku'unsai IV's growth from a child marveling at his grandfather's mastery of bamboo, to a maestro in his own right. Bamboo weaves his past to his present, providing a sturdy foundation on which his art continues to build. "Love bamboos, live with bamboos," says Chiku'unsai IV. As this book demonstrates, he has done precisely that.
Author : Carol Stangler
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,61 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Bamboo construction
ISBN :
Author : Robert T. Coffland
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Bamboo baskets
ISBN :
Essays: Lines in space: Japanese baskets as art / Donald Doe -- Japanese bamboo art and the West / Robert T. Coffland.
Author : Nancy Moore Bess
Publisher : Kodansha International
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2001-05-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9784770025104
This is a fully illustrated guide to the art, craft and design of bamboo, as demonstrated by the Japanese. It demonstrates how to use inexpensive materials to create sophisticated effects in the home and garden. A list of bamboo collections, gardens and research sources is included. For centuries, bamboo has fascinated legions of craftspeople, plant lovers and devotees of the handcrafted object. And nowhere is bamboo used more elegantly and distinctly than in Japan. Its presence touches every part of daily life-art, crafts, design, literature, and food. Its beauty