Ryukyu Bojutsu no Hiketsu Murakami katsumi

Title Ryukyu Bojutsu no Hiketsu

Publication Year 1983

Author Murakami Katasumi

This is his second book on Bojutsu.Also,this book contains a lot of photos in it,so it will be a good textbook if you are interested in Bojutsu.

He is an expert on Shorin-ryu(7th dan) and Toon-ryu.He has published another Martial Arts book,entitled "Karatedo and Ryukyu Kobudo"

In the preface to this book,Katsumi Murakami says,"This is an sequel edition to my previous book,'Introduction to Bojutsu'The previous book was for beginners focusing on the basics.This is a commentary on Bojutsu deals with advanced techniques."

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Shugei no Tomo Kurenaikai Saito Iwao The Founder of Kurenaikai

Title Shugei no Tomo
Publication Year 1971

This issue features Kurenaikai Embroidery over 20 pages.The article is written by Saito Iwao,the founder of Kurenaikai.

It is hard to find even in Japan mainly because it was published 40 years ago.Anyway,it is a great ref magazine if you are interested in Japanese embroidery.

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The World of Yuki Atae Modern Japanese Doll Maker

Title The World of Yuki Atae
Publication Year 2006

The English preface to this book says,"Ate's dolls are very natural in appearance:they stand straight and their little bodies virtually sparkle all over with soul,reminding we viewers of scenes of times that have receded ever further into the recesses of memory.

These incredibly life-like figures journeyed overseas in Feburary to Paris'Baccarat galerie-Musse for a personal exhibition.It was popular:the dolls attracted a considerable crowd everyday,which was treated to an awesome experience of suprise and wonder.

The upcoming welcome home exhibition is the first in five years ,and features around 130 figures mainly focusiing on Atae's homage to maestro movie director Yasujiro Ozu,which was first unveiled in France.The aim of the exhibition is to allow visitors to truely experience the world of doll art."

This book contains 51 dolls by Yuki Atae.All dolls are shown in full color.

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Ichiku Tsujigahana Works of Ichiku Kubota

Title Ichiku Tsujigahana Works of Ichiku Kubota

Publication year 1982

Mr.Kubota,who had been in the field of hand painted YUZEN textiles,was profoudly moved by the exhaustive medieval beauty of the small fragment of ancient textile of TSUJIGAHANA called the "phantasmal dyeing technique"in the collection of he Tokyo National Museum.It was then that he determined to recreate this dyeing technique one day.

There is the description about Tsujigahana and Ichiku Kubota in English at the last part of this item. You can enjoy Tsujigahana by seeing and reading this.

 

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Shikiishi and Tobiishi for Japanese Gardens

Title Shikiishi and Tobiishi(Stepping Stones)

Publication Year 1979

This is a deluxe photo collection of Shikiishi and Tobiishi for unique Japanese style Japanese gardens.

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Bonsai Beauty and Harmony:Masterpices from the Seikoen

Title Bonsai Beauty and Harmony: Masterpieces from the Seikoen Collections

Author Yamada,Kamajiro and Tomio Yamada

Publication Year 1974

This is a deluxe bonsai book supervised by Seikoen in miya Bonsai Village.Fortunately,it is written both in Japanese and in English.

 

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Kakuryuan Bonsai Collection supervised by Kimura Masahiko in English

Title Kakuryuan Bonsai Collection

Supervising Editor Kimura Masahiko

This is an extremely rare and deluxe bonsai book supervised by Kimura Masahiko.It is written both in Japanese and in English.

Kimura Masahiko says,"Mr Kenichi Oguchi has long benn a famous and important figure as a bonsia collection in the world.His name has been in my mind since quite a long time ago.But the first time I met him was when I was asked to take care of his treasured trees in the late fall of 1983.

Being an active entrepreneur in the business world,and having a knowledge of what real life is with a large amount of experiences ,he has been cultivating his own sense of the aesthetic by mastering Japanese calligraphy and many other arts.When he turns to bonsai he pints out the essential qualities of beauty with his original point of view which seems to penetrate everything keenly,but still he has a gentle and generous personality.Thus I learned a lot of him.

If Kakuryuan bonsai collection is not merely a collection book of a man's life with bonsai but stimulates people all over the world to get involved in this peaceful art,it will help to deepen international excahanges as MRr.Oguchi hopes.Also if it helps to male bonsai more popular and better understood,I take it as a great honor to be a supervisor of this book"

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