My japanese sketchbook

A land of contrasts, Japan surprises and fascinates the visitor. For Cloé Fontaine, the teeming
city of Tokyo is a haven of peace: in the midst of noise and crowds she finds silence and serenity.
With her brush and pen in hand, Cloé journeys from the streets of Tokyo to the shrines of Kyoto
and the rolling hills on the island of Shikoku. Temples and tatamis, parasols and teapots, fountains
and waterlilies-every striking detail comes to life on these pages. From Zen temples to modernist
architecture, and from traditional geishas in elaborate kimonos to teenagers in eccentric and
brightly-colored outfits, this is a personal and engaging encounter with a culture and its people.
In her charming watercolors, modern collages, personal stories, and selection of traditional
haikus Cloé captures and reflects the many juxtapositions of East and West, old and new.

Product details

• Authors: CLOE FONTAINE, Fontaine Cloe
• Assisted by: CLOE FONTAINE (Illustration), Ryoichi Shigeta (Foreword)
• Publisher: Flammarion
• Languages: English, French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2004
• EAN: 9782080304346
• ISBN: 978-2-08-030434-6
• No. of pages: 134
• Dimensions: 280 mm x 220 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 800 g
• Series: Sketchbooks; The Sketchbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries