The traditional folk toys of Japan are simple dolls and figurines made from clay, wood, and paper. Known as ‘kyodo gangu’, the delightful little animals and other fanciful creatures used to be given to children to play with, but today these objects have become more coveted by collectors than by young people. Philippe Weisbecker, an artist and illustrator, went in search of Japanese folk toys, learning the craftmanship behind them in traditional workshops. The book includes a page by page reproduction of the author’s notebook, in which he sketched and documented objects he discovered and places he visited, and recorded descriptions and personal reflections during his travels in Japan.

248 p, ills colour, 15 x 21 cm, pb, Japanese/English

Rois de la forêt - Alain Garlan
Bote-tchu & Sèllatte - Simon Boudvin
Ar(t)chitectures situées - Étienne Delprat
moj’am al arabeia - Farah Khelil & antoine lefebvre editions
Inframince et hyperlié - Philippe Lipcare
Gnose & Gnose & Gnose - Aymeric Vergnon-d'Alençon
SKKS - Gilles Pourtier
Guten Tag - Pablo Tomek
Macaco Press Book - Patricio Gil Flood, Sabrina Fernández Casas, éd.
Harry Thaler's Pressed Chair
People Painting - Fabienne Radi
RÉVÉSZ LÁSZLÓ LÁSZLÓ , Not Secret
Les voiles de Sainte-Marthe - Christian Rosset 

















