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Katachi : classic Japanese design / Takeji Iwamiya, Kazuya Takaoka.

By:

Iwamiya, Takeji, 1920-1989 [author.]

Contributor(s):

Takaoka, Kazuya [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1999Description: 398 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0811825477
9780811825474

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.40952 22

LOC classification:

NK1071 .I9323 1999

Online resources:

Contributor biographical information

Available additional physical forms:

Also issued online.

Contents:

Through the Mirror of Japan -- Paper -- Wood -- Bamboo -- Fiber -- Clay -- Metal -- Stone.

Summary: "Untranslatable, the word katachi signifies the essence of Japanese design the form, symmetry, and workmanship of traditional craft. Embodying the marriage of beauty and functionality that is the key to the Japanese aesthetic, the objects presented in Katachi are made of materials that have played an important role in Japanese life for centuries: wood, bamboo, stone, fiber, metal, earth. The photographs, in black-and-white and color, showcase pieces ranging from exquisite geometric stone carvings and architecturally elegant shoji screens to such humble yet perfectly conceived objects as combs, sandals, rakes, and teapots. Twenty years in the making, photographer Takeji Iwamiya's masterwork is a lovingly rendered tribute to these objects and the culture they sprang from. Japanese concepts of shape and form have been a major influence on contemporary design throughout the world, and this eloquent collection will appeal to designers as much as to connoisseurs of Japanese art and culture."--Publisher description.

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Through the Mirror of Japan -- Paper -- Wood -- Bamboo -- Fiber -- Clay -- Metal -- Stone.

"Untranslatable, the word katachi signifies the essence of Japanese design the form, symmetry, and workmanship of traditional craft. Embodying the marriage of beauty and functionality that is the key to the Japanese aesthetic, the objects presented in Katachi are made of materials that have played an important role in Japanese life for centuries: wood, bamboo, stone, fiber, metal, earth. The photographs, in black-and-white and color, showcase pieces ranging from exquisite geometric stone carvings and architecturally elegant shoji screens to such humble yet perfectly conceived objects as combs, sandals, rakes, and teapots. Twenty years in the making, photographer Takeji Iwamiya's masterwork is a lovingly rendered tribute to these objects and the culture they sprang from. Japanese concepts of shape and form have been a major influence on contemporary design throughout the world, and this eloquent collection will appeal to designers as much as to connoisseurs of Japanese art and culture."--Publisher description.

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