Title: Traditional Arts of Japan: A Complete Illustrated Guide
Author: H. Batterson Boger
Publisher: Bonanza Books
Copyright Date: 1964
Type: Hardcover
Book condition: Very Good +
Jacket condition: Good

Notes: Clean, solid copy with no writing, highlighting, marks, or creased page corners. Red cloth cover is in very good condition. Small bump to bottom front cover corner with a little show through of board underneath, rest of the corners are square. Binding is solid. Jacket has edge wear and tears and a few chips. Tear at bottom front corner is tape-repaired. Jacket still looks quite good. Many black and white photographs throughout, plus a 16-page section of color photographs. 435 illustrations in all. Fully indexed. Book is a large 351 pages. 1964 reprint.

About the Book

Here is a book that compasses all the arts, crafs, and ceremonies of Japan, giving fundamental information and a clear, descriptive picture of every category for the interested layman, the expert, and the connoisseur.

In 170,000 words of readable narrative, and with 369 black-and-white photographs, 26 color reproductions, and 40 line drawings, this book shows the steps by which the Japanese artists and artisans created their works, both utilitarian and decorative.

Supplemented by an introduction to the cultural heritage of Japan, a chronological outline of Japanese history, a table of historical periods, maps of provinces and prefectures, and a complete index, the text is an indispensable guide to the identification and appreciation of Japanese works of art and craft, and to the thinking symbolism, and technical processes behind them.