{"id":174,"date":"2010-01-10T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T20:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2016-06-06T12:03:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:03:51","slug":"book-review-kazari-decoration-and-display-in-japan-15th-19th-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/book-review-kazari-decoration-and-display-in-japan-15th-19th-centuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 Kazari: Decoration and Display in Japan 15th-19th Centuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kazari-Decoration-Display-15th-19th-Centuries\/dp\/0810967480\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51QHNMR4SSL._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <em>Kazari: Decoration and Display in Japan 15th-19th Centuries<\/em>, edited by Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere<br \/>\nISBN-10: 0810967480<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810967480\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0810967480&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=kimotsuk20-20&amp;linkId=D3ALLP7YNAOQYN5B\">Amazon.com listing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A very kind and generous friend of mine recently sent me this book she found while tidying up. Knowing my interest in Japanese culture and arts, she figured I would appreciate it more than a used bookstore would, and I am incredibly grateful. While this may not relate directly to kimono (though there are some gorgeous examples in the book) I figured some of my readers might be interested in this.<\/p>\n<p>This book is a beautiful, lush photographic catalogue of Japanese decoration from the 15th through to the 19th century. It collects all aspects of decorative items, from paintings to dishware to kimono and shares them in large full-colour photographic plates. The texts are in-depth and interesting without being ponderous or overly academic, and the author makes a concentrated effort to explain terms transliterated from the Japanese. There are essays for each category and further elaboration when these categories overlap.<\/p>\n<p>As interesting as the text is though, it is definitely the photographs that make this book worth the value. It is a large, hardcover volume, similar to a coffee-table art book. The photographs are huge, sharp, and full of detail. The book is far too large and the spine far too stiff to fit well into a standard flatbed scanner, but I have scanned a few pages as an example. I apologize for the shadow and blur in the centre.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/kazari_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><H3>I <strong>would<\/strong> recommend this book for:<\/H3><br \/>\n&#8211; Anyone interested in the history of decorative arts in Japan as a whole.<br \/>\n&#8211; Anyone looking to learn of the evolution of practical and graphic design.<br \/>\n&#8211; Anyone looking for some lovely Japanese eye candy.<\/p>\n<p><H3>I <strong>would not<\/strong> recommend this book for:<\/H3><br \/>\n&#8211; Anyone looking for procedural how-tos for Japanese art.<br \/>\n&#8211; Anyone interested in books specifically about kimono.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"note\">This post contains affiliate link(s). 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