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ISBN
9780984190614

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Batty Publisher, LLC, Mark
ISBN-10
0984190619
ISBN-13
9780984190614
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80037639

Product Key Features

Book Title
Idle Idol : the Japanese Mascot
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, Asian / Japanese, Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons, Photojournalism, Popular Culture, Personality
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, Photography, Humor, Psychology
Author
Edward Harrison, John Harrison
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
7.3 in
Item Width
5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-910911
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
741.60952
Synopsis
The Japanese have long been infatuated with the three-dimensional characters used to represent products, companies, civic organizations, towns and just about anything else you can imagine. Idle Idol: The Japanese Mascot examines this fascinating cultural history, documenting the evolution of the character statues that are ubiquitous throughout the country today.  The mascot trend began during the Edo period with the pot-bellied raccoon-dog Tanuki. These ceramic statues were first used as good luck charms (and they are still used as such today) but starting in the 19th century a noodle shop appropriated the character in an effort to create a link between Tanuki's fortuitous status and bowls of soup. It worked, and since then confectioners, pharmaceutical companies, television networks, food companies, police forces and fire departments have all created mascots.  The mascots represent a brand or a certain shop but they also exist as stand-alone characters that people adore. Idle Idol 's photographs and written explanations vivify these unique mascots that are artful, audacious and wholly Japanese!
LC Classification Number
NC998.6

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