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Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms — everything from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations. "The 4,260 marvelous heraldic emblems...are delicate, interesting, and perfect." — Lady's Circle Needlework.

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The 4,260 individual designs collected here represent the 900-year-old tradition of Japanese family crests. This unabridged republication of the catalog originally compiled around 1913 by the Matsuya Piece-Goods Store in Tokyo contains a translation of the original Foreword plus a new Introduction by Fumie Adachi and a new English Index.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for Graphic Design Inspiration, April 13 2003

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TooManyHobbies "too_many_hobbies" (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japanese Design Motifs (Paperback)

Page, after page, after page of great designs.

Not something you can use for research, but it you are looking for inspiration, this is a book for you. I started putting yellow post-its on the designs I wanted to use (quilting, cross-stitch, stained glass), but I soon gave up when I realized that I was marking almost every page.

This is one of those rare design books that is well worth the money.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price..., Jan 6 2003

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Nicole - See all my reviews

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I've lusted after this book ever since I saw it in the library years ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember the name (I should've stolen it then!). So what a delight to finally rediscover it. The images in this book have haunted me, and defied my attempts to recreate even a few of them from memory. There are more permutations on each motif than one can possibly think of. An endless wealth of source material for logos, symbols, backgrounds, graphics. This book is a must-have for any designer interested in or influenced by Japanese design!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese Motifs, Feb 27 2002

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So far the only Ra-Mon book that I have found with my family Crest. For me it is worth the money.

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