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| Title |
All-Japan : the catalogue of everything Japanese / intro. by Oliver Statler ; Liza Dalby [and others]. |
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| Imprint |
New York : Quill, 1984. |
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| Edition |
1st Quill ed. |
| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"A Quarto book"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Crafts -- Folk crafts -- Textiles -- Ceramics -- Wooden crafts -- Dolls -- High craft -- Plastic food -- 2. Design -- Architecture -- Lighting -- Clothing -- Gardens -- Gardening -- Graphics -- High-tech -- Packaging -- 3. Visual arts -- Scrolls -- Screens -- Prints -- Photography -- Sculpture -- Calligraphy -- Dutch studies -- 4. Literature and film -- Poetry -- Story -- Diaries and zuihitsu -- Comics -- Films -- 5. The bath -- The Japanese bath -- Hot spring baths -- Domestic baths and public baths -- 6. The tea ceremony -- Hot spring baths -- Domestic baths and public baths -- 6. The tea ceremony -- Ritual -- Objects -- Surroundings -- 7. Food and drink -- Sashimi and sushi -- Noodles and bean curd -- The Japanese meal -- Ceremonial food -- Garnishes -- Portable meals -- Sake -- Beer and whiskey -- Coffee shops -- 8. Music -- An Eastern melting pot -- Drums, flutes, and strings -- East-West influence -- Jazz -- 9. Medicine -- Traditional and folk -- Massage -- 10. Sports -- Sumo -- Baseball -- Martial arts -- 11. Religion -- Festivals -- Rituals -- Practices -- Talismans -- 12. Theater -- N -- Kabuki -- Bunraku -- Modern theater -- Dance -- 13. Travel -- Cultural travel -- Ritual travel -- Fantasy travel -- Pilgrimage -- Getting there -- Lodging -- Mountain and sea -- 14. Child's play -- Games -- Origami -- Kite flying -- Modern toys -- 15. After hours -- The bar -- Geisha -- Yoshiwara -- 16. Language -- Learning Japanese -- Levels of politeness -- Characters. |
| Subject |
Japan -- Civilization.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Added Author |
Dalby, Liza Crihfield.
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| ISBN |
0688025307 (pbk.) |
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9780688025304 (pbk.) |
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0688025285 |
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9780688025281 |
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