Synopses & Reviews
This practical archive contains 45 royalty-free floral designs based on Japanese art and costume for use in many different arts and crafts projects. Included are a wide variety of patterns and motifs: allover patterns, individual nature scenes, grand floral sprays or tree branches, and more—some featuring birds and butterflies, some delicate and full of fine detail, others bolder in concept.
Madeleine Orban-Szontagh has adapted these designs from watercolors, screens, lacquer boxes, wall hangings, the fabulous costumes of the Noh drama, and many examples of kimonos—all dating from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Artists and crafters searching for clearly detailed patterns and motifs suggesting the subtle elegance of Japanese design will find this collection indispensable.
Dover (1990) original publication.
Synopsis
Practical archive of 45 royalty-free designs adapted from watercolors, screens, kimonos, Noh drama costumes, wall hangings, more. Wide variety of stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, grand sprays of flowers and tree branches, other clearly detailed designs suggesting subtle elegance of Japanese art. Introduction. Captions.
Synopsis
Archive of 45 designs adapted from kimonos, Noh costumes and screens: stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, sprays of flowers and branches, much more, convey subtle elegance. Captions.
Synopsis
Practical archive of 45 designs. Stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, sprays of flowers and branches, much more. Captions.