Japanese Design Motifs: 4,260 Illustrations of Japanese Crests Book pre-order Shigeo Nagashima is a man

Shigeo Nagashima is a man who is born with ki

Cheung becomes a marked man

• Subtle escapes from holds

* Finish in several angles

The Jo  is such a versatile weapon

Japanese Design Motifs: 4,260 Illustrations of Japanese Crests Book pre-order Shigeo Nagashima is a manThis collection presents more than 4,000 individual designs in the 900 year old tradition of Japanese family crests. Through constant variation and invention over the centuries, this has become one of the richest graphic art traditions in the world. Most of these motifs are circular, and they can all be fitted into a square. Within those limitations is a seemingly endless range of designs, beginning with the dozens and dozens of root motifs rice