An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests write by Ark System. This book was released on 2001. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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
Traditional Japanese Crest Designs
Traditional Japanese Crest Designs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Traditional Japanese Crest Designs write by Clarence Hornung. This book was released on 1986-01-01. Traditional Japanese Crest Designs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Japanese Family Crests and Designs
Japanese Family Crests and Designs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Family Crests and Designs write by Nobuyoshi Hamada. This book was released on 2023-11-07. Japanese Family Crests and Designs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Family Crests of Japan
Family Crests of Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Family Crests of Japan write by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Family Crests of Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition
The Elements of Japanese Design
The Elements of Japanese Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Elements of Japanese Design write by John W. Dower. This book was released on 1971-05-01. The Elements of Japanese Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An illustrated introduction to the history and art of Japanese crests, tracing their relationships to heraldry, war, and fashion
