Atelier

ATELIER: The Magazine of Fine Arts, 1983 (Japan)

Japanische Kleinplastik

Netsuke: Japanische Kleinplastik by H.G. Bunke, Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, 1959

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Soichi Oya, 1961

frog-school competing with lark-school

from Cricket Songs: Japanese Haiku Translated by Harry Behn, Harcourt-Brace, 1964

miniature trees and landscapes

The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes by Yuji Yoshimura and Giovanna M. Halford, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1957 (1976)

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Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1972 (1989)(jacket design by Shigeo Katakura)
Found at a local Goodwill, this copy belonged to the late Canadian poet Robert Kroetsch---inscribed "Robert Kroetsch, Calgary, 5 Oct 92". Only this  one passage was marked.

kind noise, patient noise

If we make any types of noises we want, (I mean kind noise, patient noise, etc), we improvise using such noise(s) each other, not using any scale.
message from Tori Kudo, talking about Reiko Kudo's Rice Field Silently Riping in the Night.

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back cover of Origami Folding Fun: Pony Book by Isao Honda, Japan Publications Inc., Tokyo, 1968 (previously)

As you wake up in the morning.

Rice Field Silently Riping in the Night by Reiko Kudo, Majikick/Periodic Document, Toyko/Minneapolis!(recorded and mixed at Shunju pottery workshop, Tobe, Ehime, Japan, 2000)


Mihoko

Son of Man

Of all the Maher Shalal Hash Baz related projects I've heard, this CD is still my favourite. Quiet, rickety, and beautiful. (If any of the involved parties would like me to remove the audio, please let me know.)

Error in performance dominates MSHB cassette,which is like our imperfect life. If perfect music is only heard through imperfection, at this state of things, MSHB, the king of error, could barely be heard. -Tori Kudo from the liner notes of From A Summer to Another Summer by Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Geographic, 2000

Matsutaro Yanese

Master kite maker Matsutaro Yanese in his studio

from The Penguin Book of Kites by David Pelham, Penguin Books, 1976

The Captain's Shirt

from Origami Toys: 15 Simple Models by Toshie Takahama, Shufunotomo Co., Tokyo, 1973

1000 cranes

back cover of Origami Folding Fun: Kangaroo Book by Isao Honda, Japan Publications Inc., Tokyo, 1968

EYE-ME

from Everyday Japanese Characters by Michael Pye, The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1977

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from Weaving You Can Use by Jean Wilson, Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY, 1975

a promising line of origami thought

from Origami Made Easy by Kunihiko Kasahara, Japan Productions, Tokyo/NY, 1973

"...So far, no book or other full treatment of abstract origami has appeared. But like other fields of endeavor, origami can certainly have main streams and branch currents, one of which can be abstract figures. As this field has yet to be explored, I present a few abstract origami here in the hope that they will inspire you to devote attention to what is likely to become a promising line of origami thought..." -Kunihiko Kasahara (Origami Ideas for Future Study)

Floral Art of Japan (Tourist Library: 1), Issotei Nishikawa, Japan Travel Bureau, 1936 (1949), "Printed in Occupied Japan"