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Things Japanese
Things Japanese
Everyday Objects of Exceptional Beauty and Significance
Nicholas Bornoff
photographs by Michael Freeman
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2002 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Text © 2002 Nicholas Bornoff
Photos © 2002 Michael Freeman
This paperback edition © 2013 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
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Contents
Shikki
Tansu
Noren
Yoshizu
Byōbu
Shōji
Ukiyo-e
Tatami
Futon
Irori
Hibachi
Satsuma-yaki
Imari-yaki
Teaburi
Hanakago
Ishidōrō
Chōzubachi
Bonsai Basami
Nihon-tō and Tsuba
Kabuto
Hanten or Happi
Kimono
Obi
Netsuke and Ojime
Hakimono
Kushi and Kanzashi
Inrō
Tabaka
Bunbōgu
Furoshiki
Ōgi
Kasa
Eating, Drinking and Entertainment
O-hashi
Nihon-shu
Hyōtan
Yōji-ire
Tetsubin
Karuta
Igo
Nohmen
Wagakki
Ningyō Joruri
Karakuri
Shimenawa
Ema
Hasu-no-hana
Jizō Bosatsu
Chōchin
Maneki-neko
Tanuki
O-mamori
Koi Nobori
Origami
Hina Ningyō
Cha Dōgu
Kō and Kōro
Bibliography, Glossary, Credits
Foreword
Outside Japan, the