Kimono as Art:  -  Dale Gluckmann

The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota

KORTE INHOUD

This lavishly illustrated book showcases fifty-five masterworks by Japanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota (1917-2003). Initially determined to unlock the secrets of dyed and painted Japanese textiles of the fourteenth to early seventeenth centuries, Kubota ultimately invented a unique method of decoration. His work combines stitch-resist and ink drawing with a complex layering of color to achieve hauntingly beautiful landscapes with richly textured surfaces and an impressionistic rendering of nature never be...
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2008 Uitgever: Thames Hudson 160 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  300x250 ISBN-10: 0500976856 ISBN-13: 9780500976852