This practical archive contains 45 royalty-free floral designs based on Japanese art and costume for use in many different arts and crafts projects. Included are a wide variety of patterns and motifs: allover patterns? individual nature scenes? grand floral sprays or tree branches? and more -- some featuring birds and butterflies? some delicate and full of fine detail? others bolder in concept. Madeleine Orban-Szontagh has adapted these designs from watercolors? screens? lacquer boxes? wall hangings? the fabulous costumes of the Noh drama? and many examples of kimonos -- all dating from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Artists and crafters searching for clearly detailed patterns and motifs suggesting the subtle elegance of Japanese design will find this collection indispensable.Paperback | 48 pages202 x 272 x 8mm | 158.76g32994Dover Publications Inc.New York? United StatesEnglish