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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN-13
9780486252438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95207816
Product Key Features
Book Title
Traditional Japanese Crest Designs
Author
Clarence Hornung
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
278mm
Item Width
210mm
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Dover Pictorial Archive
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Clarence Hornung
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