This book provides an excellent introduction to every aspect of Japan's principal folk arts, especially their present status. The text has a wide range, extending from an introductory discussion of what constitutes folk art to an account of the folk-art movement now flourishing in Japan. It is well presented and well arranged, the sort of book to keep close at hand for ready reference, and its wealth of illustrations should make it of interest to a large number of readers. The author already has to his credit several publications dealing with the art of the Far East and is, therefore, well equipped to handle the subject he treats in the present volume. Contents include: paper-mache, thread ball, pottery and ceramics, baskets, wood, architecture [old traditional Japanese farm & rural houses], lacquer, metal work, toys, textiles, Kimono, painting, sculpture and more.
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