Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
Making of a Japanese Print
Harunobu's "Heron Maid"
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
This unique Japanese art book shows step-by-step how a Japanese woodblock prints are produced in layers.
Woodblock printing is at the same time a very simple and a very complicated art. It is simple by modern standards because no machinery, not even a press, is used. The finished print in this...
by Terry Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
This fascinating Japanese photography book features over 140 images taken between 1853 and 1905 by the most important local and foreign photographers then working in Japan.
Almost one-fourth of the images are hand colored, superb examples of a rich art form long since vanished. The Japan of...
by William Goodloe
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Learn the art of palm weaving with this fun Hawaiian craft book.
Based on years of meticulous study and practice, the book explains in clear, easy-to understand instructions how to obtain and prepare coconut palm fronds suitable for weaving into hats, baskets, epergnes, mats, birds, and various...
Art of Bonsai
Creation, Care and Enjoyment
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Learn the ins and outs of proper bonsai design and care with this comprehensive Japanese gardening book.
Japanese bonsai have long been admired throughout the world while their care and preservation have seemed shrouded in mystery. The Art of Bonsai is, however, a comparatively simple art to...
The Art and Technique of Sumi-e Japanese Ink Painting
Japanese Ink Painting as Taught by Ukao Uchiyama
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Explore the ancient technique of Japanese ink painting.
The art of sumi-e, which means "ink picture," combines calligraphy and ink-painting to produce brush painting compositions of rare beauty. This beauty is paradoxical—ancient but modern, simple but sophisticated, bold but subdued—no...
Origami Bonsai
Create Beautiful Botanical Sculptures From Paper: Origami Book with 14 Beautiful Projects and Downloadable Instructional DVD
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Fold beautiful origami flowers then arrange them into stunning bonsai sculptures with this wonderful origami book.
Origami Bonsai makes it possible for paper folders at every level to create unique botanical sculptures at home by folding delicate paper flowers and leaves and attaching them...
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints...
Origami for Beginners
The Creative World of Paper Folding: Easy Origami Book with 36 Projects: Great for Kids or Adult Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Make simple and fun paper craft models with this easy origami book!
World renowned origami author and expert Florence Temko brings you Origami for Beginners, a her collection of her most simple and user-friendly designs. Experience the thrill of creating delightful origami objects from a single...
Decorating with Flowers
A Stunning Ideas Book for All Occasions
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Use fresh flowers to make a dramatic difference in your home and dazzle with the power of flowers when you entertain!
Decorating with Flowers celebrates the latest trends in contemporary floral design with a tropical twist. Featuring inspired table settings and installations, this extraordinary...
Wabi Sabi
The Japanese Art of Impermanence
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive...
China Home
Inspirational Design Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
With rich, detailed photographs and insightful commentary, this Chinese interior design book will provide you with plenty of fresh and colorful decorating ideas.
China, long dormant in the world of design and residential architecture, has recently burst onto the world stage. Like everything...
Miniature Bonsai
The Complete Guide to Super-Mini Bonsai
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This step-by-step bonsai book shows you how to craft super mini bonsai—the smallest form of bonsai!
Miniature Bonsai reveals the Japanese art of super-mini bonsai gardening. As rewarding as full-scale bonsai cultivation is, mini bonsai is affordable, straightforward to learn and kind to your...
Mindful Knitting
Inviting Contemplative Practice to the Craft
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Mindful Knitting contains ten original and enjoyable knitting projects, each complemented by a meditation exercise.
As knitters know the craft is much more than the finished project. By looking at the parallels between knitting and meditation—how simple repetitive actions can lead to a grater...
Men from Under the Sky
The Arrival of Westerners in Fiji
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2013
The cannibal kings of Fiji are gone, but their spirit lives on. Cannibalism in Fiji and the gruesome "earth ovens" are gone; the kai vavalagi, "the men from over the horizon," changed that, bringing their own brands of justice tempered by the musket, disease, and dissoluteness.
There...