A History of Japanese Artt offers readers a comprehensive view of Japanese art through Japanese eyes a view that is the most revealing of all perspectives. At the same time, it provides readers with a guide to the places in Japan where the best and most representative creations of Japanese art are to be seen.

As contemporary as this graphic art form may appear to readers outside of Japan, manga has, in fact, deep roots in Japanese culture, drawing on centuries-old artistic traditions: traces can be found in seventh century temple paintings, folding screens decorated with comic characters, and painted medieval Emakimono scrolls. The more familiar manga comics of today echo similar themes, both light and serious, and draw on narrative forms present in the...

Presents artistic ideas and instructions for such mixed media techniques as sponging, incising, layering, staining, and attaching embellishments that can be used to create original compositions in the Wabi-Sabi style.