ORNAMENTAL PATTERNS OF GREAT TEMPLES AND SHRINES

Japans renowned temples and shrines are repositories of immense cultural heritage. The style of ornamentation used since ancient ti mes in Japanese crafts, architecture, pictorial arts and textiles is a wellspring of vital cultural traditions that have continued t o the present day. During the Meiji period (1968-1912), the artist Odagiri Shunko was drawn to the designs he found in them, and for many years he travelled the country collecting examples and making reproductions. This collection comprises two volumes featuring m ore than ...[Read more]