Washi: The Art of Japanese Paper
Author(s): Nancy Broadbent Casserley
Washi, or Japanese handmade paper, has long held a central role in Japanese culture. The rich history and striking diversity of washi are explored in this extensively-illustrated book through images and discussion of two washi collections. The juxtaposition of examples from the 19th-century Parkes collection held in the Economic Botany Collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and a contemporary Kyoto-based collection provides a compelling overview of the decorative motifs and techniques used in this thousand-year-old Japanese art form and craft.
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Nancy Broadbent Casserley is an independent scholar and curator in the field of the History of Design.
General Fields
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- : Royal Botanic Gardens
- : Royal Botanic Gardens
- : 0.408
- : February 2013
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 100 colour illustrations
- : 64
- : 745.54
- : Paperback
- : Nancy Broadbent Casserley