Download or read book Ojime written by Robert O. Kinsey and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1991 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the art of ojime, the most diminutive form of Japanese sculpture. Small, intricately carved beads, ojime were originally used to keep closed the container suspended from a toggle below the sash of a kimono. This book shows antique and contemporary ojime.

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Download or read book Area Bibliography of Japan written by Ria Koopmans-de Bruijn and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a general overview of literature relating to Japan and covers a broad range of subject matter, from art, feminism, and linguistics, to corporate culture, history, and medicine. Includes books published since 1980 that are related to the geographical area of Japan and to Japanese culture within that area.

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