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Washi : the art of Japanese paper / Nancy Broadbent Casserley.

Title
Washi : the art of Japanese paper / Nancy Broadbent Casserley.
Author
Casserley, Nancy Broadbent
Publication
Richmond, Surrey : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2013.

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
64 p. : col. ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Parkes, Harry, Sir, 1828-1885 > Exhibitions
  • Parkes, Harry, Sir, 1828-1885
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew > Catalogs and collections
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Japanese paper
  • Papermaking > Japan
  • Papermaking
  • Japan
Genre/Form
Catalogs and collections
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 63).
Contents
Introduction -- The Parkes Collection of nineteenth century washi -- The Washi: The Soul of Japan Collection of contemporary washi -- Continuity and change -- Sources and further reading.
ISBN
  • 9781842464861 (pbk.)
  • 1842464868 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2013375923
OCLC
  • 818462580
  • SCSB-13708190
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library