 | Design With Japanese Obi by Diane Wiltshire Kanagawa
Buy used from: $7.44 Focuses exclusively on obi, its history, definitions, and many other related topics. Its fine photographs do an excellent job at showing how to get the best effects, from table settings to bedrooms.
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 | Japan: The Art of Living : A Sourcebook of Japanese Style for the Western Home by Amy Sylvester Katoh
Buy used from: $6.08 Page after page of crisp, detailed pictures of settings where traditional Japanese materials have the center role. An excellent coffee table book.
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 | Japanese Prints (Midsize) by Gabriele Fahr-Becker
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $4.22 An excellent reference on Japanese prints, with very good history and photography.
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 | Japanese Accents in Western Interiors by Peggy Landers Rao
Buy new: $26.10 / Used from: $1.90 A colorful journey that shows how to marry Japan's traditional looks and materials with western-style settings. With its high-quality pictures, this book is a never-ending source of ideas.
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 | The Book of Kimono by Norio Yamanaka
Buy new: $18.48 / Used from: $11.36 Extremely informative book with tons of practical information about kimono and obi.
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 | Snow, Wave, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design by Motoji Niwa
Buy new: $40.95 / Used from: $39.32 The most complete reference we've found to the meaning of the motifs used on kimono and obi. It includes their origin, history, and significance.
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 | The Techniques of Japanese Embroidery by Shuji Tamura
Buy used from: $34.99 An excellent reference on Japanese embroidery. Its many photographs show crisp close-ups on patterns and techniques.
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 | Textile Art of Japan by Sunny Yang
Buy used from: $37.99 |
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