Things Japanese

by Nicholas Bornoff

Book Overview

Traditional Japanese design imbues objects with a sense of history and artistry that easily reaches across cultural boundaries. In Things Japanese: Everyday Objects of Extraordinary Beauty and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 962593782X
• ISBN13: 9789625937823
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Periplus Editions
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.8" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

Love the photos and the author's explanation of Things Japanese. I inherited many things from my mother and didn't know the history of them, until I read this book. Lovely coffee table book that provides beautiful photos, short-sweet, but detailed history & uses of everyday things I associate with Japan--tea ceremony items, shoji screens, kimonos & dolls. It also documents unusal items most Westerners don't know about--wooden chests, masks and entrance curtains. You won't regret purchasing this beautiful book.