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Interior Design
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Price: |
9.99 |
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Title: |
Japanese Accents in Western Interiors |
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Author: |
Peggy Landers Rao and Jean Mahoney |
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ISBN: |
4-07-974682-2 |
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Description: |
Hardcover, Shufunotomo Co., Tokyo, 1988 FIRST PRINTING (stated). 167 pages. Lavishly illustrated...144 Full-Color Photographs. |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight with tiny insect hole in gutters and endpapers, mild angle bottom spine,
mild damp ripple bottom inch of last several pages |
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Summary: |
"... Shows how some foreign residents in Tokyo have incorporated 77 different kinds of antiques
and folk craft into their Western homes. Each instance is inventive,
since every photograph shows a Japanese object used in a different role from its original function....
artistic photographs taken in 45 different homes capture the beauty of this
West-East merger in interior design... Accompanying text reveals the background of all objects shown,
and suggests why they might be worth acquiring from an artistic point of view..." "A treasure chest of ideas on how to use Japanese antiques in Western surroundings.
The authors highlight 77 different kinds of antiques and folkcraft playing new aesthetic roles
in 45 lovely Western-style homes. With 144 full-color photos, this landmark book, the first of its kind, i
s an essential introduction to the wide ranging field of Japanese artifacts. Also included is a list of
craft and antique markets in Japan and sources for Japanese articles in the U.S. and Canada." CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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