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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Family Crests of Japan

Family Crests of Japan

Stone Bridge Press

Paperback

Genealogy & HeraldryAsian ArtGeneral Design

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 1933330309
ISBN13: 9781933330303
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: Apr 1 2007
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.41 Width: 8.36 Depth: 7.90
Language: English

Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition.

Bold, iconic designs have been used to symbolize family names in Japan from the time of the court nobles in the twelfth century. The sense of family has changed in modern Japan, but the crests' high-contrast motifs and simple geometries are right at home in our logo-emblazoned age, even as the designs express old cultural interests and ideals: cherry blossoms, well buckets, floating clouds. This book contains over 850 family crests (kamon) with descriptions, cultural backgrounds, and a selection of photographs showing how crests are used on banners, signs, and buildings. Of special interest to graphic designers, quilt-makers, and illustrators.

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