books by Reiko Mochinaga Brandon (transition tsutsugaki twentieth)

books by Reiko Mochinaga Brandon

books:

Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection, Honolulu Academy of Arts

5 reviews
Julia M. White, Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, ...

University of Washington Press, 1999

The perfect description
This volume was the companion for the exhibits at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. It covers all the lerge number of works shown there, each with descriptions of what is depicted and some in the points of interest that highlight each artist's rendering of the scene. There are sections on the lives of each artist and the fairly primitive tools used to create these intricate ...

The Hawaiian Quilt

1 review
Reiko Mochinaga Brandon

Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1993

Incredible compilation and collaboration
I am Hawaiian, and was so surprised to see this book also printed in Japanese. Surprised and extreemly pleased as the collection is one of the best published. It is difficult for non-residents to understand just how difficult it can be to get any information about Hawaiian quilts, as families frequently are reluctant to be specific to "outsiders". This inhibition has relaxed over time, and the ...

Country Textiles of Japan: The Art of Tsutsugaki

1 review
Reiko Mochinaga Brandon

Weatherhill, 1986

Authoritative and accurate source book
This is a wonderful reference for Japanese country textiles detailing the TSUTSUGAKI method, design motifs, indigo and cotton in historic country Japan. There are numerous pictures of this textile art detailing their age, origin, contruction, and design. You can see beautiful pictures of authentic pieces, mostly in black and white, but there are 8 full page photos, of futonji, yogi, banners, ...

Fashioning Kimono: Dress and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Japan

5 reviews
Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, Akiko Fukai, ...

5 Continents, 2005

A VIRTUAL PANOPLY OF COLOR, ART, AND HISTORY
"Fashioning Kimono" is a virtual panoply of color, art, and history focusing on kimono from the vast collection of Jeffrey Montgomery. Among the 1200 rare objects in Montgomery's enviable collection are these 150 kimono dating from the late nineteenth to the mid twentieth centuries. It is an array comprehensive in scope with kimono and haori jackets worn by men, women and children. The ...

Hawaiian Quilts: Tradition And Transition
Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, Loretta G. H. Woodard

University of Hawaii Press, 2005

Recognized the world over for their bright colors and bold graphic designs, Hawaiian appliqué quilts reflect the lush subtropical flora of the islands where they were born. The book provides an extensive overview of Hawaiian quilting from its beginning as an art form in the 1870s to the present day. The book includes twenty-two quilts created by three influential master quilters and thirty contemporary quilts by six highly respected modern ...