This is a sister book of The Traditional Colors of Japan, and focuses on the beauty of Japanese traditional color combination. It explores the aesthetic of color combination in traditional Japanese art works.

Traditional Japanese Color Palette (Japanese Edition)

Arts & Photography

Hamada, Nobuyoshi

Graphic Design

PIE International

A visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons. 
The beauty of Japan is deeply rooted in the natural colors of the changing seasons. This book contains more than 270 of the most representative traditional Japanese colors, from spring to summer, autumn and winter, along with color charts, CMYK/RGB data, and explanations of color names in both Japanese and English. Photographs of ukiyo-e, plants, annual events, and festivals, as well as beautiful visuals of arts and crafts, showcase these distinctive colors as they appear in their visual and cultural contexts throughout each season of the year. We hope this book will help readers enjoy and understand more deeply about these beautiful traditional colors.

The Beautiful Traditional Colors of Japan: A beautiful dictionary of colors with captivating visuals (Japanese Edition)

Japanese Family Crests and Designs

History

Asia

Irezumi

浜田信義

Tōkyō-to Toshima-ku : PIE International = Kabushiki Kaisha Pai Intānashonaru

In this book, the beauty and design of Japanese tattoos are explored through ukiyo-e prints and explained in detailed bilingual Japanese and English text. In recent years, the number of ukiyo-e tattoo designs, or tattoo designs using ukiyo-e motifs, has increased, and ukiyo-e are becoming more popular among tattoo lovers. First, Chapter 1 presents the artworks by artist, beginning with Kuniyoshi Utagawa, to introduce the beauty and design of tattoos by artists such as Toyokuni Utagawa, Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Yoshiiku Ochiai, Kunichika Toyohara, and Yoshitora Utagawa. In Chapter 2, tattoo designs based on ukiyo-e are presented and grouped by motif, specifically including examples such as Shinto and Buddhist deities (Fujin, Raijin...); animals (dogs, cats, wolves, lions, monkeys...); plants (peonies, cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums...); yokai monsters (Hannya, skulls, bakenekos...); caricatures (Otsu-e, Okame, Hyottoko...) and more. This book appeals not only to lovers of traditional Japanese culture, but also to tattoo-lovers and tattoo artists, who can use it as a reference for designs.

TATTOO: The Iconography of Japan

Nihon no mon'yō zuten: mite kandō shitte odoroki bi no hōko

Genkōsha 玄光社

Colors in Japanese Art: The Use of Color in Japan's Fine and Decorative Arts

History & Criticism

Tuttle+publishing

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