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Book 12 Japanese Masters

Download or read book 12 Japanese Masters written by Graphis and published by Harper Design. This book was released on 2003-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is a tribute to the masters who created a New Japan out of the old, and bought the nation and its aesthetic to the attention of the rest of the world.

Book Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film

Download or read book Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film written by Chris D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2005-05-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film" offers an extraordinary close-up of the hitherto overlooked golden age of Japanese cult, action and exploitation cinema from the early 1950s through to the late 1970s, and up to the present day. Having unique access to the top maverick filmmakers and Japanese genre film icons, Chris D. brings together interviews with, and original writings on, the lives and films of such transgressive directors as Kinji Fukasaku ("Battles Without Honour and Humanity"), Seijun Suzuki ("Branded to Kill") and Koji Wakamatsu ("Ecstasy of the Angels") as well as performers like Shinichi 'Sonny' Chiba ("The Streetfighter", "Kill Bill Vol. 1") and glamorous actress Meiko Kaji ("Lady Snowblood"). Bringing the story up-to-date with an overview of such Japanese 'enfants terrible' as Takashi Miike ("Audition") and Kiyoshi Kurasawa ("Cure"), this book also provides a compendium of facts and extras including filmographies, related bibliographies on genre fiction including Manga, and a section on female yakuzas. Illustrated with fantastic stills and posters from some of Japan's finest cult and action films, this is a veritable bible for fans and newcomers alike.

Book Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran

Download or read book Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran written by Felice Fischer and published by Philadelphia Museum (PA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ike Taiga (1723-1776) and his wife Tokuyama Gyokuran (1727-1784) were preeminent artists in 18th-century Japan. This landmark book--the only comprehensive survey available in English--focuses on the lives and times of these artists and accompanies the first-ever exhibition devoted to their work in the United States.Considered by contemporaries to be an eccentric marvel, indifferent to worldly preoccupations, Taiga is best known as an exponent of the so-called Nanga school of Chinese literati painting. He was hugely prolific and experimental, working in an impressive range of styles, techniques, compositions, and subjects to produce over 1,000 calligraphies and paintings, and many large-scale "fusuma" (sliding doors) and screens. While not as well known as her husband, Gyokuran was a significant artist and a well-regarded poet of Japanese verse. Taiga wrote poetry in Chinese, and translated poems by both artists are featured prominently in this volume.

Book Educational Media Index  Master title index

Download or read book Educational Media Index Master title index written by Educational Media Council and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Design for Special Events

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peleg Top
  • Publisher : Rockport Publishers
  • Release : 2009-10-01
  • ISBN : 1616738758
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Design for Special Events written by Peleg Top and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeled on the format and presentation of Business Graphics, this book features a vast collection of designs for special events from around the globe. Designing for special events such as fundraisers, trade shows, and conferences is becoming commonplace for many designers as the need to compete for attendance at these events increases.

Book The Journal of the Linnean Society

Download or read book The Journal of the Linnean Society written by Linnean Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London

Download or read book Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London written by Linnean Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes list of additions to the library.

Book How to Reach Japan by Subway

Download or read book How to Reach Japan by Subway written by Meghan Warner Mettler and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study of the shibui phenomenon, in which American middle-class consumers embraced Japanese culture as familiar, yet exotic, in the two decades following the end of World War II"--

Book History of Zen

    Book Details:
  • Author : Yu-hsiu Ku
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2016-11-23
  • ISBN : 9811011303
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book History of Zen written by Yu-hsiu Ku and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells about the "History of Zen" in China and Japan. It has altogether 16 chapters. The first eight chapters are about Zen in China and the later eight chapters about Zen in Japan. It is mainly concerned with a detailed account of inheriting lineage and sermons of different Zen schools and sects in China and Japan as well as the specific facts of Chinese monks crossing over to Japan for preaching and Japanese monks coming to China for studying. Chan (Zen) Buddhism first arose in China some fifteen hundred years ago, with Bodhidarma or Daruma being the First Patriarch. It would go on to become the dominant form of Buddhism in China in the late Tang Dynasty, absorbing China’s local culture to form a kind of Zen Buddhism with Chinese characteristics. Zen Buddhism has not only exerted considerable influence on Chinese society and culture throughout its history, but has also found its way into Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The lineage charts at the end of the book, collected by the author from different corners of the world, represent an invaluable resource. Further, the works and views on Zen of Western scholars introduced in this book are of great reference value for the Zen world.

Book Esoteric Buddhism and Texts

Download or read book Esoteric Buddhism and Texts written by Jinhua Chen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores trans-cultural and cross-border transmission and transformation of Esoteric Buddhism in East Asia, focusing on its manuscript culture and the transborder transmission of Esoteric Buddhist texts. In East Asia, Esoteric Buddhism’s influences can be seen across all levels of society: not only in that it achieved a recognizable sectarian identity, but also because elements of esoteric teachings were absorbed by other religious schools, influencing their philosophical tenets and everyday practices. The influence was not confined to the religious sphere: scholars have been paying more and more attention to the significance of Tang Esoteric Buddhism in relation to material culture and the dissemination of Esoteric Buddhist technologies in South, Central, and East Asia. No matter how one looks at a maṇḍala—an integral feature of esoteric practice—or the uncannily expressive statues of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas or Yidam that come in all shapes and sizes, or the murals that depict the variegated, mysterious themes of the esoteric tradition, one can always recognise the profound connection between art and Esoteric Buddhism. Esoteric Iifluences also abound in East Asian literature across different genres, displaying its unique characters both in poetry and prose. Likewise, in architecture, one can readily make out the enigmatic, colorful and distinctive elements characteristic of the esoteric tradition. Monks initiated into the esoteric lineages not only brought Buddhist classics and practices to China but also advanced knowledge in astronomy, calendarial calculations and mathematical theories. The chapters in this volume focus on two major aspects of textual Esoteric Buddhism—its manuscript culture and transborder transmission. This book will be beneficial to advanced students and researchers interested in Religious Studies, History and Buddhist studies. It was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Chinese Religions.

Book The Journal of the Linnean Society

Download or read book The Journal of the Linnean Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Index to the First Twenty Volumes of the Journal  Botany   and the Botanical Portion of the Proceedings  November 1838 to June 1886  of the Linnean Society

Download or read book General Index to the First Twenty Volumes of the Journal Botany and the Botanical Portion of the Proceedings November 1838 to June 1886 of the Linnean Society written by Linnean Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society

Download or read book Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society written by Linnean Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Manners and Customs of the Japanese in the XIXth Century

Download or read book Manners and Customs of the Japanese in the XIXth Century written by M. M. Busk and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Book Review Digest

Download or read book Book Review Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Masonry in Japan

Download or read book Masonry in Japan written by Nohea O. A. Peck and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: