Stone Bridge Classics – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Stone Bridge Classics. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
9 produkter
Diplomat in Japan
The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the
E-bok, 2009
200 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Based on the author’s detailed diary, personal encounters, and keen memory, this book is a record of the inner history of the critical years of social and political upheaval that accompanied Japan’s first encounters with the West around the time of the Meiji Restoration.Sir Ernest Mason Satow …
Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art
An Outline History of East Asiatic Design
E-bok, 2009
40 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Still regarded as a monumental survey of Eastern art, this comprehensive volume was intended for art collectors and general readers as well as travelers and scholars. It covers China and Korea in addition to Japan, and places a special emphasis on Buddhist influences.Ernest F. Fenollosa (1853–1908) …
Ideals of the East
With Special Reference to the Art of Japan
E-bok, 2007
150 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The 1904 book that famously declared “Asia is one” was among the first studies in English to reference Zen as it explored the roots of Japanese beauty. Like the author’s The Book of Tea, this volume emphasized the spiritual ideals of Asian, and especially Japanese, art.Kakuzo Okakura (1863–1913) …
Kwaidan
Stories and Studies of Strange Things
E-bok, 2007
167 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A miscellany of ghost stories, odd tales, and curious observations by a master storyteller who penetrated Japan more deeply than any other Westerner. Lafcadio Hearn captures the folk spirit and quaint “exoticism” of a land thought at the time to be both mysterious and sinister.Lafcadio Hearn …
Mikado's Empire
A History of Japan from the Age of Gods to the Meiji Era (660 BC - AD 1872)
E-bok, 2009
204 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In its day the most popular book on the then-mysterious nation of Japan, this volume covers the history and culture of Japan from the earliest times to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.William Elliot Griffis (1843–1928) was an educator and writer and a respected authority on Japanese culture.
Book of Tea
E-bok, 2007
96 kr
Lägg i varukorg
“A seminal guide to Asian life and thought. . . . Very highly recommended.”—Midwest Book ReviewThe classic 1906 essay on tea drinking, its history, aesthetics, and deep connection to Japanese culture. Kakuzo Okakura felt “Teaism” could influence the world: “Tea with us becomes more than an …
Things Japanese
Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan
E-bok, 2007
200 kr
Lägg i varukorg
An engaging collection about everything from the abacus to zoology in Japan, designed to preserve knowledge about a society that was modernizing beyond recognition. This book remains an erudite source of information about culture, history, art, religion, and daily life.Basil Hall Chamberlain …
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of N
E-bok, 2009
185 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The first recorded account of Japan by a Westerner, this 1878 book captures a lifestyle that has nearly vanished. The author traveled 1,400 miles by horse, ferry, foot, and jinrikisha.Isabella Lucy Bird (1831–1904) was a pioneering woman adventurer who wrote many books about faraway places.
Book of Tea
Häftad, 2007
108 kr
Lägg i varukorg
"A seminal guide to Asian life and thought...Very highly recommended."-Midwest Book Review The classic 1906 essay on tea drinking, its history, aesthetics, and deep connection to Japanese culture. Kakuzo Okakura felt "Teaism" could influence the world: "Tea with us becomes more than an idealisation …
