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Japanese Emblems and Designs : 863 Motifs

by Walter Amstutz, J. Hillier
Japanese Emblems and Designs : 863 Motifs - Thryft
Japanese Emblems and Designs : 863 Motifs - Thryft

Japanese Emblems and Designs: 800 copyright-free images.

This book is a valuable resource for graphic designers, artists, and craftspeople who seek traditional Japanese motifs. The book showcases the unique ornamental design, 'mon,' which served as crests, trademarks, and decoration in Japan. With 800 patterns and illustrations, the book introduces different motifs, from stylized natural forms to geometrical shapes, including Hokusai's designs, which are commonly used in textile design, jewelry, wallpaper, floor covering, and mosaics. Jack Hillier's introduction is informative and enlightening about this beautiful and practical style of design.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Japanese Emblems and Designs : 863 Motifs

by Walter Amstutz, J. Hillier
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ISBN: 9780486281841
Authors: Walter Amstutz, J. Hillier
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date of Publication: 1994-08-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Design
Related Topics: Art Design, Crafts, Design, Drawing
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 7 readers)

Description

Renowned for its superb invention, ingenuity, and sense of pattern, Japanese design has long been admired in the West. One specific kind of ornamentation, known as mon, is especially recognized for its unusually rhythmic and engrossing patterns. Originally designed to serve as family emblems or crests, mon have also been used in Japan as trademarks and for decorating such objects as kimonos and lacquered furniture.This volume presents 800 of these attractive, copyright-free designs, ready for use or adaptation by today's commercial artists, craftspeople, and designers. Combining stylized natural and geometric forms to produce striking images, mon lend themselves to a wide range of textile and wallpaper design, floor coverings, jewelry, mosaics, and much more. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of a number of designs by the great artist Hokusai, selected from an extremely rare edition originally published in 1824. In addition, the collection contains figures based on written characters, geometrical pattern construction, kimonos, and other motifs.Jack Hillier, a well-known author and authority on Japanese art, has provided an informative and enlightening introduction to this exciting and useful design form.
 

Japanese Emblems and Designs: 800 copyright-free images.

This book is a valuable resource for graphic designers, artists, and craftspeople who seek traditional Japanese motifs. The book showcases the unique ornamental design, 'mon,' which served as crests, trademarks, and decoration in Japan. With 800 patterns and illustrations, the book introduces different motifs, from stylized natural forms to geometrical shapes, including Hokusai's designs, which are commonly used in textile design, jewelry, wallpaper, floor covering, and mosaics. Jack Hillier's introduction is informative and enlightening about this beautiful and practical style of design.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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