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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
483 kr
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World-famous photographer Mike Yamashita's stunning visual journey through Japan’s serene and timeless landscapesThe Nature of Japan is Michael Yamashita’s deeply personal photographic exploration of Japan, shaped by his lifelong connection to his ancestral homeland and decades as a National Geographic photographer.The book traces Yamashita’s journey from his first visit to Japan—sparked by a desire to understand his heritage—through years of immersion in the country’s landscapes, traditions, and spiritual philosophies.Through evocative images and reflections, as well as ten gorgeously calligraphed Bashō haikus and three luxurious printed vellum inserts, Yamashita reveals the intricate relationship between Japan’s people and its natural world, drawing on Shinto and Buddhist influences that celebrate the interconnectedness and impermanence of all things.His work goes beyond tourist clichés, offering a sensory translation of Japan’s scenery, gardens, and daily life, informed by concepts like mono no aware, wabi-sabi, and the artistry of pattern and light.The book invites readers to see Japan through Yamashita’s lens—where the sacred is found in everyday details, and beauty emerges from both the fleeting and the timeless.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
392 kr
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The legendary Chamagudao, the Tea-Horse Road, winds through dizzying mountain passes, across famed rivers like the Mekong and the Yangtze and past monasteries and meadows in a circuitous route from Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in western China to the Tibetan capital city of Lhasa. Actually a network of roads, trails and highways, rather than one distinct route, the Chamagudao once stretched for almost 1,400 miles (2350 km) – a conduit along which the historic trade between the mighty Chinese Empire and the nomadic Tibetans linked remote villages and ethnic groups. The Chinese military needed strong horses for their wars against Mongol invaders from the north, and the fiercely religious Tibetans desired tea both for sacred rituals and sustenance. Following the Chamagudao, this book is a rare and enchanting look into the changing world of Tibet – both ancient and modern, sacred and secular, the rarefied and the gritty – before the legends and mysteries of the Tea-Horse Road disappear into the Tibetan mist.