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The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement.
CONDER, JOSIAH. Stock ID: 77817 Black and white illustrations, 180pp, pictorial dustjacket, small quarto. "The author, Josiah Conder, was a British architect invited to Japan at the end of the nineteenth century to help create Japan's first Western-style buildings. Conder remained there for the rest of his life, and his love of the country and its culture inspired him to undertake years of study of Japanese Painting, gardens, and flower arrangement." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77817) ... more |
AU$65.00 |
| Flower Arrangement Art of Japan.
WOOD, MARY COKELY. Stock ID: 70582 Black and white line illustrations, 125pp, glossary, bibliography, Japanese style binding, original pictorial wrappers lightly worn, large name of previous owner in red ink upper cover, internally very sound and clean, enclosed in cloth covered folding case with toggles showing some wear and discolouration, appears that a plate has been removed from the upper cover. A sound copy. The author taught "Japanese Floral Art" in Japan at the end of the 19th century "before westernization touched it". The purpose of this book is to give an overview of the art as she knew it. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 70582) ... more |
AU$35.00 |
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| Japanese Flower Arrangement. A Complete Primer.
ALLEN, ELLEN G. Stock ID: 72344 Black and white photographic and line illustrations, 86pp, index, small pen inscription on back endpapers and a little foxed on edges otherwise clean and good, attractive silk pictorial binding. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 72344) ... more |
AU$20.00 |
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| Ikebana. Spirit and Technique.
KOMODA, SHUSUI AND HORST POINTNER. Stock ID: 91123 Black and white and colour plates, 184pp, lower cover little creased, square octavo paperback. "A self-contained course for the western student. It contains practical lessons, technical advice and nearly 500 explanatory photographs and line drawings." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 91123) ... more |
AU$30.00 |
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| Japanese Calligraphy and Ikebana.
[CALLIGRAPHY AND IKEBANA CATALOGUE]. Stock ID: 35219 black and white photographic illustrations, 64pp, embossed stamp of previous owner front wrappers little soiled otherwise very good. Exhibition held in Hong Kong during The 3rd Festival of Asian Arts in 1978. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 35219) ... more |
AU$20.00 |
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| Japanese Flower Arrangement [Ike-bana] Applied to Western Needs.
AVERILL, MARY. Stock ID: 100528 Black and white line illustrations, 218pp, from the library of well known Australian poet and Buddhist Harold Stewart with his neat signature and dated 1946 in his hand on the front free endpaper. Original yellow and black cloth boards a little rubbed on edges but generally good. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 100528) ... more |
AU$40.00 |
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| Floral Art of Japan.
NISHIKAWA, ISSOTEI. Stock ID: 12696 Colour frontis, black and white photographic illustrations, 100pp, endpapers lightly browned, minor wear protected dustjacket. Japanese Tourist Library volume 11. The post-war editions of the Japanese Tourist Library were published in hardback. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 12696) ... more |
AU$25.00 |