LARGER FORMAT  SOFTCOVER PUBLISHED BY WEATHERHILL, NEW YORK AND TOKYO, REPRINTED 1980.  181 PAGES AND ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTO PLATES INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL COLOUR.  BESIDES A DETAILED STUDY OF THE TRADITION AND CULTURE OF THE DECORATIVE DESIGNS OF JAPANESE KITES, THIS BOOK EXAMINES ALL ASPECTS OF THE JAPANESE WAY OF  MAKING AND FLYING THESE EXOTIC MASTERPIECES . THUS, A QUALITY OVERALL STUDY OF ORIENTAL KITES AS SUCH.

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