International Folk Art Books

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The Art of Kintsugi: Learning the Japanese Craft of Beautiful Repair

Alexandra Kitty
Available October 2020
Beauty in imperfection! Learn the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi and understand why, in the way of kintsugi…
Size: 8″ x 8″ x 1/2″ | 85 images | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360541 | Binding: hard cover

$27.99
Asian Ivory

Jeffrey B. Snyder
Available Now
Graceful okimono figures in many forms, dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are the primary…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 618 color photos | 288 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764327285 | Binding: hard cover

$79.95
Bone, Ivory, and Horn: Identifying Natural Materials

Michael Locke
Available Now
In the pre-plastic era everything was made from natural materials, often by skilled craftsmen. The materials that…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 1000+ b/w & color images | 320 pp
ISBN13: 9780764343070 | Binding: hard cover

$45.00
Jade: 5000 B.C. to 1912 A.D.: A Guide for Collectors

Mircea Veleanu
Available Now
Prized the world over, jade has been considered a sacred stone with miraculous powers since prehistoric times. In…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 1,020 color photos | 288 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764319440 | Binding: hard cover

$69.95
Mexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper

Sandy Baum. Introduction by Roy Skodnick
Available Now
See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico, a small town in…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 393 color photos | 160 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780764335020 | Binding: hard cover

$29.99
Mexican Folk Art: From Oaxacan Artist Families

Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition
Arden Rothstein and Anya Rothstein
Available Now
This beautiful reference introduces contemporary Mexican folk art by featuring prominent artists from Oaxaca in…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 500+ color photos | 192 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764326738 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
Mexican Masks and Puppets: Master Carvers of the Sierra de Puebla

Bryan J. Stevens
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In the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz, old masked dances have survived in isolated mountain regions. These…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 716 color photos | 224 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764340277 | Binding: hard cover

$49.99
Mexican Popular Art: Clothing & Dolls

Wendy Scalzo
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This insightful study of traditional Mexican clothing is based on authentic dolls made by folk artists in Mexico….
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 370 | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764328879 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
Mother-of-Pearl Antiques and Collectibles

Michael Meyer, Dawn Meyer and Patricia Martin
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For the first time in the English language, this important book explores the subject of mother-of-pearl (MOP)…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 5063 color photos | 368 pp
ISBN13: 9780764345289 | Binding: hard cover

$75.00
Netsuke

Mircea Veleanu
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Netsuke, the carved toggles used to fasten a small container to a kimono sash, made from ivory, wood,…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 977 | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764328473 | Binding: hard cover

$79.95
Popular Arts of Mexico: 1850-1950

Revised 2nd Edition
Donna McMenamin
Available Now
One hundred years worth of quality Mexican popular art, including pottery, clay figures, marionettes, straw…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 397 color photos | 240 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764332845 | Binding: hard cover

$59.99
Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art

California Heritage Museum. James Caswell and Jenise Amanda Ramos, Editors
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More than 350 beautiful color photographs and a descriptive text depict 18th to mid-20th century Mexican…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 365 color photos | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764323683 | Binding: hard cover

$49.95
Spirits In Sequins: Vodou Flags of Haiti

Nancy Josephson
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Folk art traditions in Haiti today rise to the level of fine art in the beaded flags shown here. They demonstrate…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 357 color photos | 176 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764325960 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
Tibetan Artifacts

Mircea Veleanu
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Finally, a book on Tibetan art and antiques with 500 brilliant color photographs that provide a broad survey and…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 500 color photos | 256 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764333606 | Binding: hard cover

$59.99