Download or read book An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests written by Ark System and published by Japan Publication Trading Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION Kamon or family crests are art motifs, which have been adopted as insignia by families and handed down through the ages. The heraldic emblems of Japan are simpler and aesthetically finer than European coats of arms. The clarity and elegance of kamon are now highly valued throughout the world as a new design or motif, and applied widely in various ways in such fields as handicraft, interior and textile designs. In this book, 4,080 traditional crests are collected. The Yin (white on a black background) of each crest is presented on the left page, and the Yang (reversed motif) on the right page. Accordingly, the total number of motifs comes to 8,160. All the designs are free of copyright, so you can use them as they are or as a source of inspiration. -Editor
Download or read book Family Crests of Japan written by Stone Bridge Press and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition
Download or read book Traditional Japanese Crest Designs written by Clarence Hornung and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family crests (mon) have been a Japanese tradition since the eleventh century, when they decorated the costumes and carriages of courtiers. Later, they were used to identify warriors on the battlefield, as heraldic decorations on formal costumes, and as ornament on the kimonos of the common people. Small, compact, and graceful, with a strong sense of style, crest designs are ideal for spot illustrations, as logos, or for any graphic purpose requiring the classic simplicity, purity, and strength of Japanese design. This volume presents a total of 540 permission-free motifs, carefully selected for graphic impact and usefulness from several thousand crests known to exist. Featured are a wide variety of stylized designs depicting plants, animals, natural phenomena, geometric shapes, and manufactured objects.Among the subjects included in this selection are such traditional Japanese motifs as bamboo, crane, lightning, cherry blossom, peony, plum blossom, wave, rice, circle, and hollyhock. Immensely useful, this volume of permission-free designs is not only an invaluable source of graphic material for artists, designers, and craftspeople, but a fascinating picture book of Japanese culture.
Download or read book Japanese Crests written by Dover Publications Inc and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compact, graceful designs that have endured for ages as an art form depict astronomical images, plant, leaf, and animal motifs, the chrysanthemum crest of the Imperial family, and hundreds of other subjects — all classics of their kind. Ideal for use in a variety of print and craft projects. 920 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Traditional Japanese Family Crests for Artists and Craftspeople written by Isao Honda and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1,700 compact, graceful designs — a traditional part of many Japanese family histories — are featured in this handsome, versatile collection. Depicting plant, leaf, animal, and fan designs in circular motifs; astronomical images, and more, the authentic, royalty-free crests are ideal for use as spot illustrations in a variety of graphic projects.
Download or read book Japanese Family Crests written by Yuzuru Okada and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Elements of Japanese Design written by John W. Dower and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elements of Japanese Design is a library of traditional Japanese design motifs in the form of more than 2,700 family crests ( mon) compiled and drawn by a Kyoto publisher and bookseller early in the twentieth century, and selected and interpreted by John Dower, a leading American scholar of Japan. First used for identification on the battlefield beginning in the twelfth century, mon developed into symbols of family pride and fortune and quintessential expressions of the Japanese design sensibility--especially in their economy of means, exquisite detailing, and boldness of composition. The motifs employed in these family crests are also a fascinating window into the symbolic system of traditional Japan, which drew from a rich palette of natural phenomena, plants, animals, abstract devices, and manmade objects. This book will be a source of pleasure and inspiration to anyone interested in the basic elements of Japanese design, and of valuable information to anyone wishing to know more about the remarkable culture that produced it.
Download or read book Japanese Design Motifs written by Matsuya Company and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms, from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations.
Download or read book O umajirushi written by and published by The Academy of the Four Directions. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of a unique 17th-century compendium of samurai heraldry, annotated with the symbolism and stories behind the banners. O-umajirushi is the earliest surviving color compendium of Japanese crests and heraldry. At the time, woodblock printing was just starting to allow for widespread distribution of books in Japan. O-umajirushi took advantage of this technology to make color reproductions of the various banners and other devices used by 170 different samurai commanders. This translation presents copies of the original pages of O-umajirushi with translations, annotations, explanations, and comparisons, as well as 30 pages of context, background information, and historic images. It provides an in-depth look at samurai heraldry and into a key historical source.
Download or read book Japanese Emblems and Designs written by Walter Amstutz and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned for its superb invention, ingenuity, and sense of pattern, Japanese design has long been admired in the West. One specific kind of ornamentation, known as "mon, "is especially recognized for its unusually rhythmic and engrossing patterns. Originally designed to serve as family emblems or crests, "mon "have also been used in Japan as trademarks and for decorating such objects as kimonos and lacquered furniture. This volume presents 800 of these attractive, copyright-free designs, ready for use or adaptation by today's commercial artists, craftspeople, and designers. Combining stylized natural and geometric forms to produce striking images, "mon" lend themselves to a wide range of applications: textile and wallpaper design, floor coverings, jewelry, mosaics, and much more. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of a number of designs by the great artist Hokusai, selected from an extremely rare edition originally published in 1824. In addition, the collection contains figures based on written characters, geometrical pattern construction, kimonos, and other motifs. Jack Hillier, a well-known author and authority on Japanese art, has provided an informative and enlightening introduction to this exciting and useful design form. Dover (1994) republication of designs and English text from the work published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, and Amstutz de Clivo Press, Zurich.
Download or read book Japanese Crest Vector Designs written by Alan Weller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 212 vector-based images of visually striking Japanese crests from rare source materials include plants, animals, symbols, abstracts, and more. The versatile vector format allows the motifs to be presented as fully realized crests or as stencils. Bonus features include 40 texture fill patterns and color schemes for Adobe software programs.
Download or read book Japanese Border Designs written by Theodore Menten and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 19th-century source used by great Japanese designers — Kodai Moshiki Zuko — 444 borders, 19 full-page scenes, incredibly rich variety: chains, vines, reeds, florals, pipes, bamboo, lanterns, abstracts, ships, calligraphy, reeds, feathers, fans, nets, mazes, yang and yin, lutes, tortoises, many others!
Download or read book Japanese Family Crests written by Ark System and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION Kamon or family crests are art motifs, which have been adopted as insignia by families and handed down through the ages. The heraldic emblems of Japan are simpler and aesthetically finer than European coats of arms. The clarity and elegance of kamon are now highly valued throughout the world as a new design or motif, and applied widely in various ways in such fields as handicraft, interior and textile designs. In this book, 4,080 traditional crests are collected. The Yin (white on a black background) of each crest is presented on the left page, and the Yang (reversed motif) on the right page. Accordingly, the total number of motifs comes to 8,160. All the designs are free of copyright, so you can use them as they are or as a source of inspiration. -Editor
Download or read book Samurai Heraldry written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of leading warlords. While not regulated in the Western sense, Japanese heraldry developed as a series of widely followed practices, while remaining flexible enough to embrace constant innovation. Scores of examples, in monochrome and full colour, illustrate this fascinating explanation of the subject by a respected expert on all aspects of samurai culture.
Download or read book Treasury of Japanese Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1983-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 360 traditional Japanese designs and motifs redrawn in clean, crisp black-and-white, royalty-free illustrations.
Download or read book Traditional Japanese Design Motifs written by Joseph D'Addetta and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 250 readily usable, royalty-free, authentic Japanese designs -- from ceramics, textiles, more. Includes florals, demons, animals, geometrics, more.
Download or read book Japanese Family Crests and Designs written by Nobuyoshi Hamada and published by Pie International. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand Japanese family crest designs with actual examples! A gorgeously visual guide to family crests. Family crests are coats of arms that have been used in Japan since ancient times to identify families and individuals. Today, it is said that there are currently around 200 basic types of family crest, and around 5,000 different designs that use the same motifs. Family crests exert influence in contemporary culture not only because of their historical and cultural value, but also because they appear in famous manga and anime, and their motifs are often chosen for tattoos, among other things. In this book, we have selected more than 2,500 family crests and explain their designs and meanings. The crests are organized around the motifs of "plants," "animals," "natural phenomena," "martial values," "patterns and designs," and "buildings and vessels." In addition, this book is gorgeously illustrated with plenty of photographs and illustrated examples of motifs that make up family crests, along with dyeing works, handicrafts, and contemporary designs created in the image of family crests. This beautiful book can be used as a reference book for designs, tattoo motifs, illustration and more.
