Bambus Im Alten Japan. Kunst Und Kultur An Der Schwelle Zur Moderne / Bamboo In Old Japan. Art And Culture On The Threshold To Modernity (2003) Front Cover Book Details Author Martin Brauen Patrizia Jirka-Schmitz Subject Bamboo; Bamboo Art Publication Date 4/1/2003 Format Hardcover (318 x 211 mm) Publisher Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt Gmbh Language German and English Plot When you think of Japan, bamboo springs to mind. This exotic plant was Hans Aprry's ruling passion. A resident of Yokohama from 1890 until 1896, the Zurich silk merchant lavished time and resources on amassing an incomparable collection of objects made of, or referring to, bamboo. As well as a wide variety of objects made from bamboo, the collection, which comprises about 1500 items, includes representations of bamboo on textiles, picture scrolls and in books, on ceramics, as decoration, sword accessories and utensils in daily use. Given to the Zurich Ethnography Museum, the Sprry Collection was - despite the superlative quality of the pieces - last on display a century ago! Martin Brauen has achieved a scholarly rescue of this treasure from neglect. The most important and finest pieces are brilliantly reproduced, with modern photographs supplemented by Japanese photos dating from about 1890 and period drawings illustrated the uses to which these bamboo objects were put and how they were made. Personal Details Purchase Price $155.00 Purchase Date 2008 Condition Excellent Index 46 Keep Yes Links Purchase This Book Product Details ISBN 3897901900 Cover Price $110.00 Nr of Pages 288 First Edition No Rare No Notes This is a beautiful book full of great stories, solid information, and detailed illustrations. It is becoming very hard to find. If you can pick one up, do so! You won't regret it.