Joe Earle

Cahal Moran

Zach Ward-Perkins

A particular, narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today. This book explores how this came to be, why the system cannot continue and how to build a better future.

The Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts

The Econocracy

Originally published for the opening of the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese art at the Victoria & Albert Museum, this book celebrates and sets in context many of its greatest treasures. The Musuem's superb Japanese holdings, acquired over a period of one hundred and fifty years, started with the international exhibitions of the second half of the nineteenth century and the great private collections formed in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth. More recently they have been extended by the purchase of major pieces including exciting contemporary works by leading artists. The result is an unrivalled panorama of Japan's achievements in art and design from the earliest times, with particular emphasis on ceramics, lacquer, textiles, prints and metalwork of the last four centuries.

Japanese Art and Design

An exhibition catalogue in full colour of some 350 masterpieces from the Meiji Period. Exhibited at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon in 2002.

Arts of the Meiji Period from the Khalili Collection

Splendors of Imperial Japan

This title celebrates contemporary Japanese bamboo masters whose imaginative new works are changing the definition of basketry.

Contemporary Japanese Masters

New Bamboo

Nicola Scott

Lucy Ambler

Reclaiming economics for future generations argues that to build economies which serve people and the planet we need a diverse and decolonised curriculum. How does the global economy currently fail people and the planet, and why has mainstream economics knowledge inadequately addressed the pressing issues of today?

Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations

A particular, narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today. This work explores how this came to be, why the system cannot continue and how to build a better future.

The V&A's greatest treasures from the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art shine in this newly updated overview of Japanese art from the last four centuries. These superb holdings, acquired over a period of 150 years, started with the international exhibitions of the second half of the nineteenth century and have grown to include exciting contemporary work by leading artists. The result is an unrivalled collection of Japan's achievements in art and design, with a particular emphasis on ceramics, lacquer, textiles, prints and metalwork.

National Museums of Scotland

Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art

This is a catalogue of an exhibition being held at the National Museum of Scotland.

Masterpieces of Japanese Lacquer from the Khalili Collection

Shibata Zeshin

Flower Bronzes of Japan

Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture

Netsuke

Bonhams (Firm : 2001)

Neil Davey

Yoko Chino

Thursday 7 November 2013 at 10.30 & 14.30, 101 New Bond Street, London

Fine Japanese Art Including Two Masterpieces by Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

As the soul of the samurai, the sword is famously both the symbol and the instrument of Japanese military prowess. Less known, at least in the West, is its role as a fashion accessory or status symbol. And more than the weapon itself, it was the sword's metal fittings that reflected the complexities of samurai life, from codes of honor to flamboyant leisure - and that remain among the most sophisticated and accomplished metalwork ever created. Lethal Elegance presents 150 of these remarkable sword fittings, and is one of the few books in a Western language to focus on their styles and techniques. It discusses the visual effects achieved with different alloys, the evolution of fittings following changes in warfare, the symbolism of motifs, and standards for connoisseurship. Nearly all these fittings were once owned by trained swordsmen, and the weapons they ornamented could surely inflict fatal wounds. But their extraordinary variety and beauty also reveal them as wonders of self-expression and personal style.

The Art of Samurai Sword Fittings

Lethal Elegance

Sadao Hibi's superbly composed photographs show Japan's best known gardens in a variety of styles, from austere compositions in stone and gravel to richly planted landscapes. The photographs, here shown for the first time outside Japan, express the extraordinary beauty and diversity of one of the world's most ancient and revered styles of gardening. Alongside the photographs are extracts from the Sakuteiki, 'Notes on Garden Design' written in the 11th century by the courtier and poet Tachibana no Toshitsuna.

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