Makoto Azuma & Shunsuke Shiiki - Plant Encyclopedia of Flowers

この1冊だけでなく、ヨーロッパの『Wilder Mann: 欧州の獣人-仮装する原始の名残』（2013、青幻舎）、日本の『YOKAI NO SHIMA』（ともに青幻舎）も合わせて見るともっと面白い。人間の想像力の発露であり、時代や場所を超えて人類に共通する無意識の表象でもある。

Handwritten Character Templates / Available at www.draw-down.com / This book reproduces and rearranges the entire archive of practical ornamental characters collected and edited by #MasahiroAnezaki in his Practical #Ornamental Characters and #Designs in 1926. At the outset of the 20th century, long before typesetting and words like #typography and lettering became established in #Japan, designers in the commercial art field carefully drew characters by hand, one at a time, directly onto a variety of media—on bills, flyers, signboards, posters, and more. Unlike what is seen in modern typography today, these handwritten characters contain a wealth of creativity and dynamism, reflective of the unconventional spirit of the time. Published by #Seigensha https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6GRV9Hqcu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5g1tu08vkdur

"Sodeisha was an avant-garde ceramics group that led the postwar ceramics world. This book looks back on the 25 years during which they introduced "ceramic objects" to the world and maintained their avant-garde status with over 180 works and approximately 200 photographs, direct mail, and other materials."

Featuring a selection of 55 works, from landscapes and bird-and-flower paintings imbued with overwhelming beauty and spirituality, to the grand 6×12m piece “Eitaku Soryu” painted with ink on a 400-year-old ancient tree at the ceiling of the Root Hall of Toei-zan Kan’ei-ji Temple, this groundbreaking collection showcases bold designs alongside production photos taken by photographer Itaru Hirama."

★☆ 嬉しい❗️ 届いた(^-^)ﾆｺ #saulleiter #seigensha (Harumi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJp69-pcwo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Source unidentified 2006. 1763 (you can found it at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)