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Japanese Folk Toys

Price:
2,000 yen (JPY)
Author(s):
Philippe Weisbecker
Language(s):
Japanese and English
Size:
148 × 105 × 18 mm, 180 g
Pages:
248
Binding:
softcover
Release date:
20181127
ISBN:
978-4-86152-707-4 C0071

Charming folk toys of the twelve animals of the Eastern zodiac.

Sketches, words, and photographs follow Philippe Weisbecker's visits to twelve artisans in twelve locales each working on a folk toy depicting one of the animals of the Eastern zodiac. Experience folk craft traditions from all around Japan as seen through the eyes of a French artist based in Paris, New York, and Barcelona.

 

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