We have a broad range of books on domestic topics, such as the tea ceremony, Japanese gardens, traditional Japanese homes, etc.
Japanese design is admired all over the world, in part because it is so elegantly incorporated into ordinary scenes and objects of everyday life. Photographer Kenneth Straiton's collection of extraordinary images or ordinary scenes provokes a revelation, training the viewer to look at design, and Japan, in a new way.
Here is a concise introduction to the practical aspects of making a Japanese garden. Whether your garden is a spacious suburban lot, an office courtyard, or a tiny inner-city backyard, you will find here hundreds of creative but time honored ways to make maximum use of the space you have. Profusely illstrated with beautiful color photographs. Softcover. Paperback, 130 Full Color Photographs
The Japanese house offers exciting ideas for people thinking about remodeling their home or re-doing their apartment. This book describes the basic element of Japanese interior design and shows you how to use them. Over 120 color plates taken by a leading Japanese photographer accompany the informed text. In addition, over 200 black and white sketches, floor plans, a section on do-it-yourself projects, and a list of organizations in the U.S...
Calligraphy was considered by the samurai to be the highest evolution of art. The character of a person could be determined by the stroke of the brush. This book is a step by step introduction into the art and techniques of sho-do, or calligraphy painting with brush and ink. It is a fascinating world where characters from antiquity are brought to life to express sophisticated thoughts. Softcover.
Westerners have long been fascinated by haiku, the traditional Japanese verse form composed of seventeen syllables. These miniature masterpieces can express a dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters like Basho and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets...
One of Japan's leading photographers embarks on a nationwide tour aiming to present a tradition and aesthetic that, though fast disappearing, can still be found in isolated corners of the country. In over 450 beautiful, full color photographs, this book presents country Japan as it was yesterday, and describes its metamorphosis into a viable life style for today's city dwellers...
The art of the Japanese garden is 1,500 year of landsape design tradition that is still evolving, still instructive. This book explains the fundamental principles of this tradition and describes how those priciples may be applied to a much wider range of environments that exists in Japan...
The act of burning incense to scent a room is rooted in an exotic, sophisticated and tradition unfamiliar to Westerners. The Book of Incense introduces for the first time in English the centuries old tradition of Koh-do, the Way of Incense, a refined, highly nuanced art from intimately related to classical Japanese poetry and prose, and dedicated to enhance appreciation of the senses...
This is a definitive guide to the proper wearing of kimono and obi for both men and woman. It shows how to tie obi of various kinds and includes the folding and care of kimono. Included is history and their wear in Japanese society. Softcover, 140 pages.
