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Rain and snow: the umbrella in Japanese art

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Essays. Parents of private skies / Stephan Köhler ; History and production of the Japanese umbrella / Hiroshi Yabushita ; Rain and snow : the umbrella in Japanese art / Julia Meech -- Catalogue entries / Julia Meech. The umbrella maker's world ; The seasons : sun and rain ; The seasons : snow ; Umbrellas of status ; Festivals ; The world of entertainment ; Broken umbrellas ; The umbrella as a design motif ; The Western ummbrella in Japan ; The Japanese umbrella and the West.

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    New York: Japan Society, 1993

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    • 9780913304365
    • 0913304360

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    • Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, 28 April-27 June 1993.
    • "The exhibition was organized by the Japan Society, New York, with the cooperation of the Gifu City Museum of History, Japan"--Title-page verso.

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