Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts

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pp. 144, covers a little bent, o/w very good.

“This book introduces the reader of the world of contemporary Japanese bamboo arts. Twenty of Japan’s leading bamboo artists are featured in portraits and through their stunning bamboo baskets and sculptures. The artists include the two Living National Treasures of Japan, Iizuka Shokansai and Maeda Chikubosai II, as well as artists of traditional and contemporary styles. The author gives the reader the necessary background information to understand how this art form evolved over the last hundred and fifty years and the current challenges the field faces. With beautiful photographs by Pat Pollard and portraits of artists by Art Streiber.”

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Book Information

ISBN 1878529676
ISBN13 9781878529671
Number of pages 144
Original Title Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts
Published Date 1999
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size Larger 8vo
Place of Publication Chicago
Edition First edition
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pp. 144, covers a little bent, o/w very good.

“This book introduces the reader of the world of contemporary Japanese bamboo arts. Twenty of Japan’s leading bamboo artists are featured in portraits and through their stunning bamboo baskets and sculptures. The artists include the two Living National Treasures of Japan, Iizuka Shokansai and Maeda Chikubosai II, as well as artists of traditional and contemporary styles. The author gives the reader the necessary background information to understand how this art form evolved over the last hundred and fifty years and the current challenges the field faces. With beautiful photographs by Pat Pollard and portraits of artists by Art Streiber.”

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Weight 1 kg