Rare 2006 Japanese Buddhist Art Book Tattoo Irezumi Reference Line Art Japan

by Seibido Shuppan Editorial Department

$72 · Offered by eBay

Rare Japanese Buddhist art reference and adult colouring book, published in Japan in 2006. 国宝仏画ぬり絵 Kokuhō Butsuga Nurie National Treasure Buddhist Painting Colouring Book A hard-to-find and highly visual Japanese art book devoted to traditional Buddhist painting, featuring full-colour historical artwork alongside exceptionally detailed black-and-white line drawings. Books of this kind are particularly sought after by tattoo and irezumi artists as reference material. The clean linework provides detailed studies of traditional Japanese Buddhist figures, clothing, ornament, poses and iconography, making it especially useful for tattoo design, drawing and other forms of Japanese-inspired artwork. The book features 15 Buddhist works based primarily on Japanese National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Contents include: • Full-colour reproductions of historic Buddhist paintings • Detailed black-and-white line-art versions of the featured works • Information on Buddhist figures, symbolism and iconography • Sections covering Nyorai, Bosatsu, Myō-ō and Tenbu • Colouring and painting techniques, including coloured pencil, watercolour pencil and transparent watercolour • Artwork commentary and reference material • 15 detailed Buddhist artwork studies • Approximately 47 numbered pages The book was specially constructed so that individual reference and line-art sheets can be carefully detached for colouring, artistic study or display. A particularly interesting reference for t

• Publisher: Seibido Shuppan
• Year: 2006
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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