Description

Asahi Shinbun publ. Co [Published date: 1978]. Softcover, [120] pp (unpaginated). Text primarily in Japanese. In good+ condition. Black glossy wraps with French flaps; front and back covers each display striking photographs of glowing hand-blown glass forms against black backgrounds. Light to moderate overall shelfwear to edges and covers. Binding tight. Interior clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. Exhibition catalog for "Glass '78 in Japan," held September 8-20, 1978, at the Odakyu Departmentstore 11F Grand Gallery in Tokyo. Organized by the Japan Glass Artcrafts Association and held in conjunction with the World Crafts Council Conference (Kyoto, September 11-15, 1978). Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), Asahi Shinbun Publishing Co., and The Ceramic Society of Japan; with cooperation from the Japan Glassware Product Industry Association. Includes essays, illustrated diagrams of glassmaking techniques and tools, detailed process illustrations for methods such as sandblasting, frosting, and hand-blown shaping, and full-color photographs of contemporary Japanese glass art by artists. Features both decorative and industrial glass techniques, with a focus on Japan's 20th-century studio glass movement and its intersection with design and craftsmanship.