shibundo (Over 1,800 results)

Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Trade paperback with French fold flaps. General wear to cover edges/corners. Bottom 1/2" of the spine has been neatly clear tape reinforced. Content pages are clean and unmarked. Front flap is price clipped. 143 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition, but apparently book was first published in 1967 in Japanese with the title "Shinto Bijutsu". Part of the Arts of Japan series. 138 mostly black&white illustrations, some color plates. National Museums of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara along with Harvard University and Fogg Art Museum provided editorial supervision. Book appears unread.Jacket is corner-clipped.144 pages, 7 1/4" x 9".

paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Stated. Solid VG condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Large 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 142pp. Light shelfwear, minor fading to wrap spine, tight binding, interior text and images clean. Very Good copy.

Paperback. 151p., coated paperstock with b&w and some color reproductions, substantial text, first edition 9x7.5 inch frenchfold color wraps (there was hardcover issue as well), has a tiny bump at the head, a very good copy entirely without ownership marks. Arts of Japan 5.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No markings.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (1973), 143pp, illus., trans. by christine Guth, slight rubbing & shelfwear to cover, contents clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 210 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Translation of: Token. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. *** "The Japanese sword combines unbreakability, rigidity, and lethal cutting power, and it is in the resolution of these conflicting practical requirements that it emerges as a triumph of the forger's art. The mystique of the sword lingers on in our age of mechanized combat, but the aesthetic qualities for which swords are most valued by collectors today-the liveliness of the metal 'skin,' the confidence in every aspect of the design, the scrolling temper-line, the almost buoyant lightness of the hilt when the blade is held in the hand-all derive from what the Japanese sword demanded as a symbol of strength and as a weapon. As an instrument of clear persuasion, no other blade anywhere has ever been its equal. This volume, containing color and black-and-white plates, has been prepared as an introduction to the history and appreciation of the Japanese sword. Its author, until his death in 1978, was one of Japan's foremost sword experts, and his wide knowledge is here brought to bear on every aspect of sword lore, including forging techniques and problems of appraisal. Looking over the 1,500 years of sword history in Japan, Kanzan Sato notes how the major developments-the shift from the early straight blades to the tachi, which were longer curved blades slung edge downwards at the waist, to the familiar daisho pair of short and long swords worn by samurai until modern times-were the result of both technical innovation and changed fighting techniques. He examines the various fashions in sword mounts and the at times precious, highly decorated work of the smiths who specialized in sword guards, or tsuba, during the Momoyama and Edo periods. The centerpiece of this book, however, is a detailed examination of over a dozen of Japan's most revered blades, including the Kanehira and the Dojigiri by Yasutsuna, perhaps the two finest swords in Japan and as clear and beautiful today as when they were forged some 900 years ago. The discussion of what makes these blades special and how they have been passed down for generations offers the reader a wealth of insight into the sword in Japan as heirloom and cultural treasure. / KANZAN (KAN'ICHI) SATO was born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1907 and until his death in 1978 was regarded as one of Japan's foremost experts on the Japanese sword. A graduate of Kokugakuin University, he worked in the section for National Treasures, Ministry of Education, and Tokyo National Museum. He was Executive Director of the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords and Vice-Director of the Sword Museum. His publications include works on Kotetsu and Higo metal-working." - Publisher. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 143 pp., Color Illus, Color Illus Paperback, Fine, 1st ed (Stated).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st ed. illustrations (a few color), index, 141p. Original decorative boards. dj (price-clipped). 23 cm. Arts of Japan 6 (series).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (1974), 143pp, illus., trans. by Akiko Murakata, slight shelfwear to cover, contents clean & unmarked.

HC. B&W and color illustrations (illustrator). 144pp ISBN 083482700X good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. nil.

143 [1]p., b/w illus., original stiff printed wrappers (Arts of Japan, 6).

very good price-clipped dust-jacket, very good blue decorated hardcover, glossy paper is slightly wavy as so often, illustrations are in black and white. OKUDAIRA, HIDEO. Narrative picture scrolls. Translation adapted with an introduction by Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis. New York: Weatherhill / Shibundo, 1973, stated First Edition, 151pp., . Arts of Japan 5. 0 Known as emaki and sometimes ekotoba, these works contain pictures rendered on a handscroll which opens horizontally. In many cases they also contain written explanatory comments (kotobagaki) and are designed to be viewed in sequence when unrolled from right to left. The handscroll made its appearance very early in East Asian pictorial art, and Japan's emaki are derived from Chinese models. The many e-ingakyo (illustrated sutras of cause and effect) produced in Japan in the 8th century reproduced the text of a Buddhist sutra on the laws of causation (the Kako genzai ingakyo), with appropriate illustrations, and appear to be copies of Chinese originals., Japanese narrative handscrolls developed independently of continental models from the end of the Nara period through the medieval era. They developed in many different ways depending on the period and the subject matter. In the 12th century, the first and most famous of the Genji monogatari emaki depicted important scenes from The Tale of Genji, Japan's first and perhaps most important novel, using very precise brush techniques and brilliant colors. Other emaki were produced to explain to the common people, in a way they could easily understand, legends about the origins of Buddhist temples. One of these was the Shigisan engi emaki, which was drawn with very fluid lines to depict its constantly moving scenes. Produced at around the same time were the Ban Dainagon ekotoba (Scroll of the Courtier Ban Dainagon) and the Choju giga (Scroll of Frolicking Animals). These three, together with the aforementioned Genji monogatari emaki, are known collectively as Japan's "Four Great Emaki.", After the 13th century, narrative handscrolls were commissioned and produced by a growing number of people from various walks of life. In addition to handscrolls illustrating miracle tales, works of literature, and accounts of the origins of temples, a genre of handscrolls appeared that reflected the tastes of the warrior (samurai) class. The various Heiji monogatari emaki, which depict battles around the year 1160, are among the best-known of these gunkimono (military tales) in pictorial form. In the medieval age, new Buddhist sects flourished, and narrative handscrolls, though not always of high artistic merit, were often used as a means of proselytization. The Ippen shonin eden (Illustrated Biography of the Monk Ippen) scroll, which depicts the life of Ippen, the founder of one of these new sects, is a work of exceptional quality. The monks of the Dojoji Temple in present-day Wakayama Prefecture often spoke to visitors about the Buddha's virtues while unfurling before them a handscroll depicting the origins and history of the temple, and they custom that is continued to this today. 9780834827103 ISBN 0834827107.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good condition hardback book published in 1973. An exLibrary book but with minimal stamps/barcodes - small one on flyleaf and title page. All other pages complete and clean. Glossy pages with colour and black and white photographs. Binding very good. Dust jacket complete and clean.

Hardcover with price-clipped dustjacket, 134 pages; in English; very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1974), 151pp, illus., some rubbing to rear cover, small tear to top of rear cover, slight shelfwear to cover, contents clean & unmarked.

PAPER BACK GREY. Condition: FAIR. princeton antiques book plate on front end paper, some pages stuck together, slight water damage to bottom edge, library pocket residue on rear end paper, ex library number on bottom right corner of front cover DATE PUBLISHED: 1974 EDITION: 144.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, 143 pp, 138 illustrations in colour and black and white, decorated boards with dust wrapper, some light darkening to the page edges but a very good copy. Arts of Japan Series, no 4.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 151pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated price-clipped dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, orig. green decorated glossy laminated boards, mustard eps., preface by transl., intro., col. & b/w text illust., paintings, gloss., bibliog., index. The strong story-telling element in emaki makes natural the predominance of human figures and gives them their incomparable value as sources of information on seven centuries of life in ancient and medieval Japan. Size: Wide Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Surveys the origins and developments of traditional Japanese decorative motifs. First edition, hardcover, bump to foreedge, otherwise a VG+ in a like, price-clipped dustjacket.

Decorative Hardback. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. 143 pages with index, bibliography, glossary. Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white. Price-clipped dustjacket. Gift inscription on front end paper and bookplate .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo. 1st ed. 142pp. Brown decorative boards. DJ has 1/2 tear at upper right corner. Profusely illustrated in color & b&w.

Condition: Poor. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:083482700X.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Edition originale. Illustrated with 176 color and b & w photos and two maps. Includes dustjacket. "Kutani ware is one the best known of Japanese ceramics". Kutani ware is a style of Japanese ceramics, popular for its bold bright use of enamels, which flourished in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Richly illustrated with examples of early and later pieces. Full discussion of old Kutani, types of kilns, vessels, body, over-glazes, decorations and patterns. Includes textual notes, glossary, bibliography and index.».