Traditional Japanese Arts and Culture: An Illustrated Sourcebook

by J. Thomas Rimer and Gerald Groemer

Book Overview

"This admirable and necessary volume allows the original writers to speak to us directly. Though all this is carefully documented, we are at the same time spared any layers of scholarly interpretation. Rather, the richness of the original reaches us complete." --Donald Richie, Japan Times, May 14, 2006

Japanese artists, musicians, actors, and authors have written much over the centuries about the creation, meaning, and appreciation of various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824820185
• ISBN13: 9780824820183
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"