An Illustrated Guide To Japanese Traditional Architecture And Everyday Things | Japanese & English
This paperback bilingual (Japanese and English) book in the first half explores the foundations of Japanese architecture from tatami to shrines. Followed by 'Everyday Things' used within Japanese home decor from stationery to graves and altars. All compactly provided with illustrations to visually captivate and explain each aspect in precise detail.
Number of Pages: 142
Size: 21cm
Language(s): Japanese and English
Contents:
- Machiya Townhouses in Kyoto
- Tile-roofed houses and Roofs
- Thatched houses and Modern houses
- Tatami rooms, Sliding doors, Windows, Ceilings and Baths
- Tea huts, Tea hut gardens and Stone lanterns
- Fences
- Japanese gardens
- Castles, Shrines and Temples
- Furniture, Lamps and Stationery
- Boxes for art
- Utensils for incense ceremonies, Gifts and Shinto and Buddhist family altars
- Graves
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