A drawing, essay, and photo of a French artist, Philippe Weisbecker, visiting 12 places in Japan to make local toys related to the Japanese zodiac .
Based on the monthly magazine “Art Shincho” (Shinchosha) and the serialization (October 2017-September 2018 issue) of Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten’s web media “Sanchi ~ Crafts and Exploration ~” (sanchi.jp) Re-edited with corrections.
At the end of the book, a luxurious collection of valuable coverage notes by Philip Wisebecker himself.
Tag:folk toys, Japanese zodiac
- Pages:
- 248
- ISBN:
- 978-4861527074
- Release Date:
- November, 2018
- Language:
- Japanese
- Publisher:
- Seigensha
Author profile
Philippe Weisbecker
Born in 1942. An artist based in Paris and Barcelona. He has many activities in Japan such as advertisements and exhibitions.
He stayed at the French government’s artist-in-residence program “Villa Kujoyama” (Kyoto) for four months and drew a collection of carpentry tools “HAND TOOLS” and “Philippe Weisbecker Works” which is the culmination of his activities so far. Many publications such as “in progress”.
Philippe Weisbecker’s Books
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