INVENTORY #105244
Japan Day by Day: Roots of Japanese Culture
MIZUNO, Masao; IKEDA, Reiko (trans.)
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114 short essays in Japanese on the natural beauty of everyday objects in Japan, with shorter English translations at the front of the book. Each type of object from shell spoons, to origami, to paper fans has a least one beautiful full page photo of examples. The essays give considerable insight into the life of the author who grew up in the post war period when food was quite scarce. This discussion of the esthetic of beautifully designed useful tools, foods etc. also does much to illuminate the Japanese way of thinking.
Publication Info
- Publisher: Fujin Seikatsu Sha.
- Edition: First Edition
- Date Published: 1981
- Place Published: Tokyo
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Very good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
146 p. 27 cm. Over 120 photographs, most in full colour. Dark blue cloth hardcover binding with silver lettering on front board. Book wrapped in wax paper and a dark blue hardcover folder with plastic ties. The introductory material is written in English and the text that supports the images is in Japanese.