Japan from Diatrope Books

Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Outline of Japanese historical periods. Pronunciation guide. Covers ceramics, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, printmaking, and gardens. Bibliography. Index. 144p. Measures 7x8.75 inches.

Washington DC: The Phillips Collection, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Catalog of a traveling exhibition held April 14, 1979-Mar. 31, 1980 at the Phillips Collection and four other galleries. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Bibliography. Foreword by Laughlin Phillips. 47p. Measures 8.25x11.75 inches.

Kodansha, 1972. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Color plates. Text in Japanese. Measures 10.5x14 inches. 28p.

Princeton University Press, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. New forward by Patricia G. Steinhoff. 269p. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches. A comprehensive picture of fertility control in Japan in the 1980s and a portrayal of the role of sex in marital relations in at least one segment of contemporary Japanese society

Harry N Abrams, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Exhibition catalog. Beautiful color illustrations. Preface by Toshio Hara. Contributions by Judith Connor Greer and Kiyoko Mitsuyama. Artists: Koichi Ebizuka, Toshikatsu Endo, Chuichi Fujii, Tadashi Kawamata, Takamasa Kuniyasu, Emiko Tokushige, Shigeo Toya, Kimio Tsuchiya, and Isamu Wakabayashi. 144p. Lain in an 8-sided, illustrated gallery handout. Measures 28.25x10.5 unfolded.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kodansha International, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Clipped dust jacket. Catalog for exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum aimed at providing an experience of Japanese objects. Brief essays provide an understanding of the Japanese life and the variety of its material culture. Striking photographs define the style of Japan in terms of elegance, simplicity, compactness, vitality,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Small remainder mark on edge. 193p. Bibliographic references. Contributors include Miyohei Shonhara, Edward J. Lincoln, Milton Klein, Oliver Yu, Masao Sakisaka, R. Sean Randolph and others.

International Society for Educational Inc. (ISEI), 1993. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Maps. Tables. Charts. Topics include the natural environment, economic activities, international relations, and more. 92p.

Harvard University Press, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Copiously illustrated in black and white. A brilliantly insightful portrait of the background, culture, and values of twentieth century Japan. 443p. Suggested reading. Index.

Nippon Steel Corporation, 1985. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Some edge wear on cover. Previous owner's name on back. Illustrated. Selection of 12 articles that appeared in the Nippon Steel News between April 1982 and March 1983. Topics include popular deities of Japan, Religion in Japan, Zen and the Japanese mind, Bushido, Chanoyu, Japanese Theater, Zuihitsu, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kanagawa Perfectural, 1972. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Some edge wear. Beautifully illustrated in color. 48p. Measures 10.25x9.5 inches. Text in English, Spanish, and French. Kanagawa is a coastal prefecture just south of Tokyo.

Field Educational Publications, 1969. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Topics include people at work, people at play and people in conflict in Urban Japan in the middle of the twentieth century. Suggested readings. B/W illustrations. 64p.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked text. Lavishly illustrated. Views of the garden and the artwork. Also includes a plan and pictorial scheme of the Ryoanji Hojo. 56p. Notes. Important examples of Momoyama figure painting from the Zen Temple of Ryoanji where they had once decorated a room facing onto… Saber más sobre este artículo

Institute of Buddhist Studies, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. 301p. The Pacific World: Special 45th Anniversary Issue on Japanese Religions (Number 10, Fall 1994). Topics include Honganji in the Muromachi-Sengoku Period, Imperial Ritual in the Heisei Era, and more. Book reviews.

Harry N Abrams, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Exhibition catalog. 160 illustrations, including 120 plates in full color. Unclipped dust jacket. Essays and commentaries by Rand Castile, Yuichiro Kojiro, Donald Richie, Johei Sasaki, Marc Treib, Richard Danziger, Mark Holborn, Amy Reigle Newland, Gail Y. Okawa, Emily Sano, and others. Covers the entire spectrum of Japanese art… Saber más sobre este artículo

Arts and Design of Japan, 1988. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. 77 items listed with small thumbnail B/W illustrations. All items priced. Bibliography. Artists include Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, Hokusai, Eisen and others.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Chronology. A look at the art in The Sackler Galleries for Asian Art when this space opened in 1987. 56pp. Color illustrations. Topics include Japan before Buddhism, Shinto and Buddhist Art, Narrative painting in Japan, and more.

Seattle Art Museum, 1972. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. "Reception Room Library: University of Washington Press" stamped on front end page. Worn cover. Collected papers for a symposium in conjunction with the " One Hundred Masterpieces from Japanese Collections" exhibition. Authors include Henry Trubner, Edward Kidder, Jr., Louis A. Cort, David Rhodes, Yoshiko Kakudo, and others. 196p.

The Experiment in International Living, 1984. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Title in the Intercultural Exchange Series. 42p. Printed as a supplement to Getting the Whole Picture: A Student's Field Guide to Language Acquisition and Cultural Exploration. Designed as a self-contained treatment of the country (in 1984). Bibliography.

Japanophile, 1997. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Good. Unmarked. Label shadow on cover. Topics include does Japan need therapy?, barbers in Japan, Haiku, Miami's Japanese gardens and more. 60p. Illustrated. Measures 5.5x8.25 inches.