Textbook Discounter: Architecture: The Japanese Bath

The Japanese Bath
	Authors: Bruce Smith, Yoshiko Yamamoto Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Category: Book List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Buy New: $13.16 You Save: $8.79 (40%) New (5) Used (5) from $13.16 Rating: 18 reviews Sales Rank: 235809 Media: Hardcover Pages: 96 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2 Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.9 x 0.9 ISBN: 158685027X Dewey Decimal Number: 391.64 UPC: 082552030278 EAN: 9781586850272 ASIN: 158685027X Publication Date: April 24, 2001 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: P20090105120738S


Editorial Reviews: Product Description In the West, a bath is a place one goes to cleanse the body. In Japan, one goes there to cleanse the soul. Bathing in Japan is about much more than cleanliness: it is about family and community. It is about being alone and contemplative, time to watch the moon rise above the garden. Along with sixty full-color illustrations of the light and airy baths themselves, The Japanese Bath, delves into the aesthetic of bathing Japanese style and the innate beauty of the steps surrounding the process. The authors explain how to create a Japanese bath in your own home. A Zen meditation, the Japanese bath, indeed, cleanses the soul, and one emerges refreshed, renewed, and serene.