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
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests
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 Family Crests for Artists and Craftspeople
Traditional Japanese Family Crests for Artists and Craftspeople - 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 Family Crests for Artists and Craftspeople write by Isao Honda. This book was released on 2013-01-30. Traditional Japanese Family Crests for Artists and Craftspeople available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
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.
Samurai Heraldry
Samurai Heraldry - 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 Samurai Heraldry write by Stephen Turnbull. This book was released on 2012-06-20. Samurai Heraldry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
