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Health-related votive tablets from Japan

Ema for healing and well-being

2017 || Paperback || Peter A.G.M. de Smet e.a. || Leiden Publications

Many Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan sell small wooden votive tablets (ema) which are meant to be left on a rack at the sanctuary. The reverse of these tablets offers space to send a self-written wish or personal thank you message to the enshrined deity or buddha. Their front usually has a pre-printed or hand-painted design that is indicative of the intended purpose.

In this book hundreds of contemporary ema designs for health-related purposes are reproduced and placed into thei...

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Masked Warriors

the Battle Stage of the Samurai

2017 || Paperback || Bas Verberk || Leiden Publications

"Masked Warriors" provides new insights into the approach of form, function and meaning of the Japanese armor masks. The diversity and the connections with existing mask disciplines, especially nō masks, shows us that the Japanese armor masks form an integral part within the Japanese mask culture. This study also shows that nō-masks have been of much greater influence on the development of armour masks (menpō) than previously understood.

It is comprehensive display of artefacts illustratin...

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Changemakers (English Edition)

2017 || Paperback || Annemartine van Kesteren e.a. || Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, this catalogue is about the creative power of change that is needed to face global issues and threats, now more than ever. Based on three key topics that are increasingly urgent in today's societies - scarcity, conflict, and unanimity - the presentation aims to inspire people to look at these social issues through the eyes of creative thinkers. Projects by some 50 national and international designers an...