Kingyo : the artistry of Japanese goldfish
ISBN: | 4770023030, 9784770023032 |
OCLC Number: | 820921542 |
Material Type: | Nonfiction, Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
Author: | Kanoko Okamoto, Kazuya Takaoka, Sachiko Kuru |
Translator: | J. Keith Vincent |
Language: | en |
Publisher: | Kodansha International |
Publication Place: | Tokyo, New York |
English Publication Date: | 2004 |
Notes: | Includes the novella "A riot of goldfish" (Kingyo ryoran) by Kanoko Okamoto, translated by J. Keith Vincent. |
Abstract: | This book is a highly unique art book that reveals goldfish both as an element of Japanese culture and as an influential design motif over the last 500 years. |
Subjects: | Goldfish Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction Kanoko Okamoto, Translations into English |