In Search of the Spirit The Living National Treasures of Japan

Each essay is illustrated with exceptionally well-produced, captioned color photographs; each concludes with a section (numbered frames, some with illustrations, some with photographs) that leads the reader through the basic steps in the artistic process. Conversational without being casual, the writing includes quotes from each artist that give a sense of the men behind the art and their feelings about individual artistic creation and the importance of tradition. This is an illuminating look at one culture's attempt to preserve its artistic past.Hamanaka, Sheila is the author of 'In Search of the Spirit The Living National Treasures of Japan' with ISBN 9780756756611 and ISBN 0756756618.