The colors of Japan

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The colors of Japan

captions, commentary, and photography, Sadao Hibi ; introductory essays and main text, Kunio Fukuda ; translation, John Bester

Kodansha International , Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha America, 2000

1st ed

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日本の色

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This is a photographic exploration of the characteristic colours of Japan that have appeared repeatedly throughout the centuries in everything from everyday utensils to works of high art. The Colors of Japan is a visually stunning look into the unique use of color in Japanese culture from prehistoric times to the present day. That the Japanese should possess their own sense of color is not surprising, for like almost every other aspect of human life, color perception varies from culture to culture. The first and most fundamental reason for this variation can be

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