Japanese Circular Ornamental Designs

Japanese Circular Ornamental Designs PDF

Author: Kodo Kawarazaki

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 0486475301

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Filled with deep, rich colors and delicate natural ornamentation, these diverse circular designs have been selected from a rare and extremely expensive volume. A visual feast for lovers of Japanese art, the images are perfect inspirations for textile, wallpaper, and tattoo applications. Includes a bonus CD-ROM.

A Mirror of Japanese Ornament

A Mirror of Japanese Ornament PDF

Author: Dover

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 2010-08-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780486473185

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Rendered from a rare 1915 five-volume set, this all-encompassing design treasury captures the graceful beauty of traditional Japanese motifs. These 100 full-color plates — many with multiple images — range from ornate florals and elegant cranes to dragons and Buddhas, and from Silk Road imports to Edo-style textile patterns. A veritable grammar of Japanese ornament, this compilation includes an Introduction, Chronology, and Bibliography, as well as captions translated from the original Japanese notes. In addition to their applications for fabric and wallpaper designs, these vivid royalty-free images are ideal for a tremendous variety of graphics projects, and are, in addition, a treat for connoisseurs of Japanese art.

A Mirror of Japanese Ornament

A Mirror of Japanese Ornament PDF

Author: Dover

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2010-08-19

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 048647318X

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This magnificent treasury of 100 full-color plates — many with multiple images — ranges from ornate florals, elegant cranes, and fierce dragons to Silk Road imports and Edo-era textile patterns.

Traditional Korean Designs

Traditional Korean Designs PDF

Author: Madeleine Orban-Szontagh

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-02-16

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 0486164292

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Inspired by authentic Korean arts and crafts dating from the 1st through the 19th centuries, these 142 bold black-and-white line drawings include abstract forms, costumed figures, birds, flowers, and landscapes in many sizes and shapes, all royalty-free.

Inca Designs

Inca Designs PDF

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-05-21

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 0486498492

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A treasury of hard-to-find Inca artwork, this compilation features hundreds of striking designs. The images are drawn from the collections of a 19th-century anthropologist whose expeditions to Peru yielded a remarkable store of artifacts that reside today in museums throughout Germany. Designs, paintings, and relief representations depict ancient people, animals, and rituals. Reprint of selections from Ancient Peruvian Art, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1902–03.