Chapter 1 Traditional Japanese Culture |
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1 Page Kimono Patterns for Children |
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18 | (2) |
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2 Page Kimono Patterns for Women |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (2) |
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10 Traditional Japanese Handballs |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (8) |
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Color Schemes Sidebar: Artisanal Skills |
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44 | (6) |
Chapter 2 Japanese Art |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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18 Works by Ytuneji Takehisa |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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20 "Red Plum Fragrance" Heian Kimonos |
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62 | (2) |
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21 Heian Style "Faint Purple" Kimonos |
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64 | (2) |
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22 "Soft Contrasting" Heian Kimonos |
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66 | (2) |
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23 Heian Style "Forbidden Colors" |
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68 | (8) |
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Color Schemes Sidebar: The Origins of Japanese Colors |
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70 | (6) |
Chapter 3 Spring Calendar Events |
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24 The Start of Spring (February 4-18) |
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76 | (2) |
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25 Melting Snows (February 19-March 5) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (2) |
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27 Awakening Insects (March 6-20) |
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82 | (2) |
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28 The Spring Equinox (March 21-April 4) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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30 Clear and Bright Skies (April 5-19) |
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88 | (2) |
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31 Planting Rains (April 20-May 5) |
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90 | (4) |
Chapter 4 Summer Calendar Events Almanac |
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32 The 88th Day of Spring |
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33 The Start of Summer (May 6-20) |
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96 | (2) |
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34 Children's Day (May 5) |
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98 | (2) |
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35 Fields of Grain (May 21-June 5) |
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100 | (2) |
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36 Sowing Time (around June 6-21) |
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102 | (2) |
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37 The Summer Solstice (around June 22-July 6) |
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104 | (2) |
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38 The Star Festival (Tanabata) |
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106 | (2) |
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39 Summer's Heat (around July 7-22) |
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108 | (2) |
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40 Summer Coolness (July 23-August 7) |
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110 | (6) |
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Color Scheme Sidebar: The Japanese Paint Laboratory |
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112 | (4) |
Chapter 5 Fall Calendar Events |
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41 The Start of Fall (August 8-22) |
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116 | (2) |
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42 The Lantern Festival (August 13-16) |
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118 | (2) |
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43 Autumn Cool (August 23-September 7) |
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120 | (2) |
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44 Crystalline Dews (September 8-22) |
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122 | (2) |
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45 The Chrysanthemum Festival |
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124 | (2) |
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46 Mid-Autumn Harvest Moon Festival |
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126 | (2) |
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47 The Autumn Equinox (September 23-October 7) |
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128 | (2) |
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48 Cold Autumn Dews (October 8-23) |
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130 | (2) |
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49 Late Fall Frosts (October 24-November 7) |
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132 | (4) |
Chapter 6 Winter Calendar Events |
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50 The Start of Winter (November 8-21) |
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136 | (2) |
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51 Autumn Foliage (November 22-December 6) |
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138 | (2) |
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52 Winter Snow (December 7-21) |
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140 | (2) |
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53 Midwinter (December 22-January 5) |
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142 | (2) |
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54 New Year's Day Celebrations |
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144 | (2) |
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55 The Cold Season (January 6-19) |
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146 | (2) |
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56 Feast of the Seven Herbs |
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148 | (2) |
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57 Deep Freeze (January 20-February 3) |
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150 | (2) |
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58 Bean Throwing Festival/Setsubun (February 3) |
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152 | (10) |
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Color Schemes Sidebar: Seasonal Japanese Sweets |
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154 | (8) |
Chapter 7 The 72 Seasons of the Japanese Almanac |
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Seasons 1-3 he Start of Spring |
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162 | (1) |
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Seasons 4-6 Melting Snows |
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163 | (1) |
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Seasons 7-9 Awakening Insects |
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164 | (1) |
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Seasons 10-12 The Spring Equinox |
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165 | (1) |
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Seasons 13-15 Clear and Bright Skies |
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166 | (1) |
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Seasons 16-18 Planting Rains |
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167 | (1) |
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Seasons 19-21 The Start of Summer |
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168 | (1) |
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Seasons 22-24 Fields of Grain |
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169 | (1) |
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Seasons 25-27 Sowing Time |
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170 | (1) |
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Seasons 28-30 The Summer Solstice |
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171 | (1) |
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Seasons 31-33 Summer Heat |
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172 | (1) |
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Seasons 34-36 Summer Coolness |
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173 | (1) |
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Seasons 37-39 The Start of Fall |
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174 | (1) |
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Seasons 40-42 End of the Heat |
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175 | (1) |
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Seasons 43-45 Crystalline Dews |
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176 | (1) |
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Seasons 46-48 The Autumn Equinox |
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177 | (1) |
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Seasons 49-51 Autumn Dews |
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178 | (1) |
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Seasons 52-54 Late Autumn Frosts |
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179 | (1) |
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Seasons 55-57 The Start of Winter |
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180 | (1) |
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Seasons 58-60 Light Snowfall |
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181 | (1) |
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Seasons 61-63 Winter Snow |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Seasons 67-69 The Cold Season |
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184 | (1) |
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Seasons 70-72 Deep-Freeze Period |
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185 | (3) |
Chapter 8 Japan from North to South |
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59 Drift Ice of Okhotsk (Hokkaido) |
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188 | (2) |
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60 Northern Lavender Fields (Hokkaido) |
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190 | (2) |
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61 The Shirakami Mountains (Aomori) |
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192 | (2) |
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62 Matsushima Island (Miyagi) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (2) |
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64 Hakuba Valley and Happo Pond |
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198 | (2) |
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65 Snowy Shirakawago Village (Gifu) |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (2) |
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68 Takeda Castle in a Sea of Clouds |
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206 | (2) |
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69 The Tottori Sand Dunes |
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208 | (2) |
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70 Naruto Whirlpools (Tokushima) |
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210 | (2) |
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71 Battleship Island (Nagasaki) |
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212 | (2) |
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72 Mt. Kaimon and the Fields of Canola Flowers (Kyushu) |
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214 | (2) |
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73 Ryukyu Island Dances (Okinawa) |
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216 | (2) |
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74 Kabira Bay, Ishigaki (Okinawa) |
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218 | (4) |
Chapter 9 Japanese Landscapes by Color |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (2) |
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84 Gold and Silver Landscapes |
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240 | (2) |
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85 Red & Black Landscapes |
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242 | (6) |
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Color Schemes Sidebar: Regional Potato Chip Flavors |
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244 | (4) |
Chapter 10 Colors Based on Sounds and Words |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (6) |
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Color Schemes Sidebar: Traditional Motifs and Family Crests |
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258 | (4) |
Chapter 11 Everyday Japanese Artifacts |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (2) |
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98 Shibuya Scramble Crossing |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (2) |
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Color Schemes Sidebar: Hokusai's "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" |
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