Brilliant New Series of Books on Sculptures in Temples & Shrines Around Japan - MUST HAVE

Size: 7.5" x 10" - Pages: 224 - Published: 2012 - Price: $75 - Binding: Softcover

This is one of a series of books that were immediately some of my all time favorites. Gorgeous photography and cover to cover brilliant reference. The sculptures provide nice clean lines and movement imperative to rendering crisp Japanese imagery. So much detail and so much inspiration in this series, words fail me. These are must have reference books!

Size: 7.5" x 10" - Pages: 224 - Published: 2012 - Price: $75 - Binding: Softcover

This is the second book in this must have series of books rife with tattoo reference. Cover to cover photos of dragons, karashishi (foo dogs) phoenix, cranes, peacocks, baku, tortoise, deities, tigers and heaps more. These are must have reference books!

 

Size: 7.5" x 10" - Pages: 224 - Published: 2013 - Price: $75 - Binding: Softcover

This is the third book in this series of mind blowing reference books. So much eye candy and so much to pull from for tattoo designs. These are must have reference books!

RARE Fudo Myoo temple catalog - 5 available

• This is an out of print Fudo Myoo temple circular
• 7"x10" and 16pages featuring 10 Fudo Myoo images and a great illustration of his sword.
• $48
  

Huge Ceramic Daruma Doll

appx. 10" wide and 13" tall this guy is a stunner. A dark daruma holding a whisk.
He's in great condition. No cracks or nicks. Artist stamp on the back.
$130

For more info go here - http://gominekobooks.com/shopspecial.html

108 Marks by Mike "The Athens" and Jondix

Size: 3 " x 5 " - Pages: 224 - Published: 2011 - Price: $60 - Hardcover

This is a beautiful little reference book compiled by Mike "The Athens" and Jondix. 108 symbols explained in English, pulled from the European Middle Ages, Hinduism, Esoteric Buddhism, Christianity, Neopaganism, African tradition, Babalonian lore, Neolithic findings, Sikh beliefs, Egyptian and Kabalistic teachings, Masonic principles, Bengali and Shri Lankan teachings, Reiki and Mysticism and Japanese Bonji among others. This book is the culmination of over 20 years of hunting and studying old texts and doctrines and the result is a crisp concise lexicon of global symbols. Very well done....this book is a must have.

Out of print and out of stock now....if Jondix makes more I will post. xo Gomineko

Japanese Sculptures in Wood - Such a Good Book!

Size: 6” x 8 ” - Pages: 135 - Published: 2010 - Price: $45 - Binding: Softcover

This book is AWESOME!! It is photo study book of some of the amazing wooden sculpture found guarding the many temples and shrines in Japan. I am constantly blown away by the detail and craftsmanship exhibited in these creations and have long said someone should do a book on them. While the photos could be a little bigger this collection is wonderfully rife with foo dogs, baku, dragons, cranes, tengu, minogame (the long tailed turtle), tennin, deities, monkeys, waves flames and much more. This is a brilliant reference book for anyone wanted to kickstart their creative juices without referencing someone else's drawings. These pieces allow you to get more to the core of the motifs thus allowing you to create more original pieces.

Kano Kazunobu Exhibition Catalog - So Good

Size: 10 " x 11.5" - Pages: 185 - Published: 2011 - Price: $100 - Flexicover

This book is awesome. It is the catalog from 500 Arhats exhibition here in Tokyo and it does a really good job outlining the 500 illustrations and doing close ups on some of the more poignant imagery. The exhibition itself was mindblowing, the paintings (all 500) were floor to ceiling and although the central imagery was compelling, it is all the supportive imagery in the background that is most impressive. Plates are titles in Japanese and English and the text is likewise in both languages making this a must have book for any Japanese imagery collection.


Out of stock....

Horiyoshi III Daruma Charity Poster

All proceeds go to help the victims of the Tohaku earthquake.

Posters are limited to 500. This is the second in a series of five.

Appx. 20" x 24"

The Kanji on the top right means heart - kokoro. The bottom writing is a challenge to never give up. Defeat is not an option. If you do not accept defeat, you can overcome. The writing on the top right advises people stay the course with determination and encourages meditation. If you think long and hard enough the solution will become clear.... the words together are a powerful call to the country to stand strong in spirit and heart.

How rad is he?!?! A tattooed Fudo Myo-o!

Japanese Buddhism x Horiyoshi III - now available for pre-order!!!

Gomineko Press is proud to announce the upcoming release of Japanese Buddhism x Horiyoshi III, the first book of it's kind on an esoteric and difficult to approach subject matter. It includes almost 400 pages of beautiful photography illuminating Japanese Buddhist iconography from the top four Buddhist expanses in Japan, with clear and thorough explanations, in English, of the numerous deities and symbols. This publication also includes tattoo reference provided by Horiyoshi III and his clients and an interview with him on Buddhism and it's relationship to Japanese tattooing. Text by Manami Okazaki and photography from renowned cameraman Geoff Johnson, this is a must have reference book. The book is a monster, 6" x 9" and softcover with superior binding. We are accepting pre-orders now. Book is due to release mid August, 2010. Secure your copy today!! xx Gomineko


Size: 6" x 9" - Published: 2010 - Price: $100 - Binding: Softcover

This is a pre-order. Books will ship mid-august when the arrive off the boat. Get you copy before distributors!

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