Japan Style

Singapore: Tuttle, 2005. 6th printing. Folio in brown DJ, 224 pages, color illustrations, plans, 32 cm. Extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild rubbing to corners, quarter inch tear to DJ spine foot, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(-) DJ. in near fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0804835926

Enter the world of the stylish Japanese house, where every object in sight is a work of art. Japan Style introduces 20 special residences. With more than 200 color photographs, this book showcases the stunning beauty of old homes, and reveals how they are cared for by their owners. Contents: What is Japanese about a Japanese house? -- A tea master's dream lives on -- Summer style in Kyoto Machiya -- Exuberant spontaneity in an interior in Osaka -- House of Ikebana -- A Kaga-style teahouse to sooth the soul -- A celebration of lacquer craft -- Coming home to an old machiya -- Antiques find a new home in an old minka -- A house with a cosmopolitan interior -- A potter meets his minka -- An old farmhouse gears up for the future -- A home in snow country -- A Sukiya-style setting for an art gallery -- An old parlor with an old tree -- The evolution of a modern home -- A cottage shaped by old memories -- A room for viewing light and shadows of life -- A tribute to masters of modernism -- A house with a view of Mount Asama -- A new house and a tree.