Snow, wave, pine : traditional patterns in Japanese design /
Hibi, Sadao, 1947-
Snow, wave, pine : traditional patterns in Japanese design / photographs and captions, Sadao Hibi ; text, Motoji Niwa ; translation, Jay W. Thomas. - Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 2001. - 195 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
From Publisher description: An important, but often overlooked, part of the world of Japanese arts and crafts is the array of beautiful, stylized motifs that have traditionally been used to decorate a huge range of objects. Snow, Wave, Pine takes a close look at some of the most classic of those patterns, enabling the reader to recognize and appreciate these motifs wherever they appear, and providing inspiration to anyone interested in design or arts and crafts. ...
4770026897
Decoration and ornament--Japan.
Heraldry--Japan.
NK1484.A1 / H53 2001
Snow, wave, pine : traditional patterns in Japanese design / photographs and captions, Sadao Hibi ; text, Motoji Niwa ; translation, Jay W. Thomas. - Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 2001. - 195 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
From Publisher description: An important, but often overlooked, part of the world of Japanese arts and crafts is the array of beautiful, stylized motifs that have traditionally been used to decorate a huge range of objects. Snow, Wave, Pine takes a close look at some of the most classic of those patterns, enabling the reader to recognize and appreciate these motifs wherever they appear, and providing inspiration to anyone interested in design or arts and crafts. ...
4770026897
Decoration and ornament--Japan.
Heraldry--Japan.
NK1484.A1 / H53 2001