Japanese Detail: Architecture

by Sadao Hibi. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989. First American Edition, First Printing. Quarto. Pictorial french-fold wraps. 142pp. Profusely illustrated. Near Fine

Japanese Detail: Architecture surveys the essential elements of the Japanese aesthetic. From rough-hewn flagstone paths to the majestic lines of traditional roofs, from luminescent shoji screens and pristine paper walls to intricate latticework and ornate furnishings.