Hokusai

Hokusai
Author: Matthi Forrer
Publisher: Prestel Pub
Total Pages: 219
Release: 1991
Genre: Art
ISBN: 379131131X

Hokusai was one of the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print. His exquisite compositions and dynamic use of color set him apart from other printmakers, and his unequalled genius influenced both Japanese and a whole generation of Western artists. Now available for the first time in paperback, this book reproduces the artist's finest works in plates that convey the full variety of his invention, each of which is provided with an informative commentary. In his introduction, Hokusai expert Matthi Forrer traces the artist's career and defines his place in relation to his contemporaries and to the history of Japanese art. Examining all genres of the artist's prolific output -- including images of city life, maritime scenes, landscapes, views of Mount Fuji, bird and flower illustrations, literary scenes, waterfalls and bridges -- Hokusai, Prints and Drawings provides a detailed account of the artist's genius.

Origami Paper 100 Sheets Hokusai Prints 8 1/4 (21 Cm)

Origami Paper 100 Sheets Hokusai Prints 8 1/4 (21 Cm)
Author: Tuttle Studio
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-03-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780804856010

This paper pack contains 100 high-quality, 8.25-inch origami sheets printed with colorful Woodblock Prints by Hokusai. The famous Japanese artist, painter, and printmaker, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), is best known for his woodblock print series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji". The artist behind the world-famous The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai lived and worked in what is now modern day Tokyo during the Edo Period. This origami paper pack includes: 100 sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 colorful woodblock prints Vibrant and bright colors Double-sided color Extra Large 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inch (21 cm) squares Step-by-step instructions for 5 easy-to-fold origami projects These origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 carefully selected prints, and all of the papers are printed with coordinating colors on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami models that show both the front and back. Warm up your origami skills with included instructions for 5 classic origami models.

Origami Paper Geisha Prints 48 Sheets X-Large 8 1/4 (21 Cm)

Origami Paper Geisha Prints 48 Sheets X-Large 8 1/4 (21 Cm)
Author: TUTTLE PUBLISHING.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9780804853903

This paper pack contains 48 large (8.25 inch) origami sheets designed with beautiful and classic geisha woodblock prints. These stunning origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 8 unique prints, and all of the papers have coordinating colors on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami models that show both the front and back. The slight gloss helps to ensure sharp, sturdy creases when folding. This origami paper pack includes: 48 sheets of high-quality origami paper 8 unique prints Vibrant and bright colors Double-sided color 8.25 x 8.25 inch (21 cm) squares Step-by-step instructions for 6 easy-to-fold origami projects The beautiful ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") woodblock prints chosen for this paper pack boast flowing outlines and colorful forms. These reproductions capture details of stunning geisha prints by accomplished artists of the period, such as Utagawa Kunisada, Suzuki Harunobu, Eishosai Choki, Torii Kiyonaga, Katsukawa Shuncho and others.

Japanese Origami Paper Pack

Japanese Origami Paper Pack
Author: Inc. Sterling Publishing Co.
Publisher: Sterling Innovation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781435164529

These beautiful Japanese papers will inspire you to create dozens of origami masterpieces. With instructions included for folding a crane and a masu box (a square box for measuring rice), you'll be hooked on this popular hobby in no time. In addition to more than 250 sheets of colorful papers in 16 traditional patterns, there are black-and-white patterned papers to color and fold. Book includes: - More than 250 sheets of beautiful origami paper in 16 traditional Japanese patterns - Basic folding instructions, hints, and illustrated instructions for folding a crane and a masu box

Japanese Washi Gift Wrapping Papers - 12 Sheets

Japanese Washi Gift Wrapping Papers - 12 Sheets
Author: Tuttle Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780804852333

These fine-quality tear-out sheets feature 12 prints inspired by Japanese Washi paper designs--a type of traditional handmade paper. In Japanese, wa means 'Japanese' and shi means 'paper.' Having been made for 1400 years, the craft of making washi paper is a registered UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion--whether a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just because." An introduction details the history and meaning behind the designs, giving you a better idea of their origin. Some wrapping ideas are also provided for inspiration to maximize your creativity. This book includes: 12 sheets of 18 x 24 inch (45 x 61 cm) tear-out paper 12 unique patterns Perforations so the papers are easy to tear out Wrapping tips & tricks The tradition of gift wrapping originated in Asia, with the first documented use in China in the 2nd century BC. Japanese furoshiki, reusable wrapping cloth, is still in use four centuries after it was first created. Gift wrapping is one custom that has prevailed through the ages and across the world--it should be special for both the gift giver and recipient.

Origami Paper - Kimono Patterns - Large 8 1/4" - 48 Sheets

Origami Paper - Kimono Patterns - Large 8 1/4
Author: Tuttle Publishing
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages:
Release: 2009-10-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9784805310717

This pack contains 48 high-quality origami sheets printed with 8 different authentic Japanese kimono patterns. Kimono fabrics and patterns are opulent, exquisite and unique. Origami Paper Kimono Patterns takes some of the lovely kimono fabric patterns and transforms them into origami folding paper. These paper packs make a great resource for all different kinds of folding, crafting and scrapbooking projects. This origami paper pack includes: 48 sheets of high-quality origami paper 8 vibrant kimono designs Double-sided color Large 8 1/4'' squares Origami basics and folding techniques Instructions for 6 easy origami projects

The Saburo Hasegawa Reader

The Saburo Hasegawa Reader
Author: Mark Dean Johnson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520970926

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The Hasegawa Reader is an open access companion to the bilingual catalogue copublished with The Noguchi Museum to accompany an international touring exhibition, Changing and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar Japan. The exhibition features the work of two artists who were friends and contemporaries: Isamu Noguchi and Saburo Hasegawa. This volume is intended to give scholars and general readers access to a wealth of archival material and writings by and about Saburo Hasegawa. While Noguchi’s reputation as a preeminent American sculptor of the twentieth century only grows stronger, Saburo Hasegawa is less well known, despite being considered the most literate artist in Japan during his lifetime (1906–1957). Hasegawa is credited with introducing abstraction in Japan in the mid 1930s, and he worked as an artist in diverse media including oil and ink painting, photography, and printmaking. He was also a theorist and widely published essayist, curator, teacher, and multilingual conversationalist. This valuable trove of Hasegawa material includes the entire manuscript for a 1957 Hasegawa memorial volume, with its beautiful essays by philosopher Alan Watts, Oakland Museum Director Paul Mills, and Japan Times art writer Elise Grilli, as well as various unpublished writings by Hasegawa. The ebook edition will also include a dozen essays by Hasegawa from the postwar period, and one prewar essay, professionally translated for this publication to give a sense of Hasegawa’s voice. This resource will be an invaluable tool for scholars and students interested in midcentury East Asian and American art and tracing the emergence of contemporary issues of hybridity, transnationalism, and notions of a “global Asia."

Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master

Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master
Author: Akira Yoshizawa
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1462918719

This collection of projects by the "father of modern origami" contains detailed instructions for 60 of the master's original works. Master origami artist Akira Yoshizawa was a true innovator who played a seminal role in the rebirth of origami in the modern world. He served as a bridge between past and present--between the ancient traditional craft and the development of origami as a modern practice--in terms of inventing new techniques and in preserving the traditional Japanese forms. In fact, the notational system of diagrams widely used today to indicate how models are folded was largely invented by him. Above all, Yoshizawa was responsible for elevating origami to the status of an art form. This beautiful origami book is the first comprehensive survey of the extraordinary work of Akira Yoshizawa. In addition to 60 models from his private collection, it features over 1,000 original drawings by the artist, and English translations of his writings in Japanese on origami, all of which are published here for the very first time. Origami projects include: The Koinobori and the Helmet Butterflies of Every Kind Fairy Tale Crowns and Caps The Lion Mask The Tengu Masks and many more! Akira Yoshizawa also contains an explanation of the Master's personal philosophy of origami by Yoshizawa's widow, Kiyo Yoshizawa and an insightful introduction from Robert Lang, a leading artist and exponent of origami art in the West.

Origami Paper 500 Sheets Japanese Washi Patterns 6 (15 Cm)

Origami Paper 500 Sheets Japanese Washi Patterns 6 (15 Cm)
Author: Tuttle Studio
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780804852418

This pack contains 500 high-quality origami sheets printed with colorful and traditional Japanese Washi Patterns. These paper patterns were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 designs unique to this pack, and all of the papers are printed with coordinating colors on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami models that show both the front and back of the papers. This origami paper pack includes: 500 sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 unique designs Vibrant and bright colors Double-sided color 6 x 6 inch (15 cm) squares Instructions for 6 easy origami projects

Sacred Mathematics

Sacred Mathematics
Author: Fukagawa Hidetoshi
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1400829712

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Japan was totally isolated from the West by imperial decree. During that time, a unique brand of homegrown mathematics flourished, one that was completely uninfluenced by developments in Western mathematics. People from all walks of life--samurai, farmers, and merchants--inscribed a wide variety of geometry problems on wooden tablets called sangaku and hung them in Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines throughout Japan. Sacred Mathematics is the first book published in the West to fully examine this tantalizing--and incredibly beautiful--mathematical tradition. Fukagawa Hidetoshi and Tony Rothman present for the first time in English excerpts from the travel diary of a nineteenth-century Japanese mathematician, Yamaguchi Kanzan, who journeyed on foot throughout Japan to collect temple geometry problems. The authors set this fascinating travel narrative--and almost everything else that is known about temple geometry--within the broader cultural and historical context of the period. They explain the sacred and devotional aspects of sangaku, and reveal how Japanese folk mathematicians discovered many well-known theorems independently of mathematicians in the West--and in some cases much earlier. The book is generously illustrated with photographs of the tablets and stunning artwork of the period. Then there are the geometry problems themselves, nearly two hundred of them, fully illustrated and ranging from the utterly simple to the virtually impossible. Solutions for most are provided. A unique book in every respect, Sacred Mathematics demonstrates how mathematical thinking can vary by culture yet transcend cultural and geographic boundaries.