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Japanese Kimono Designs
This unique design treasury, consisting of lavish full-color pictures of a vibrant array of kimonos, is reproduced directly from two rare and costly original portfolios.
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Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees
This beautifully illustrated volume introduces a little-known but outstanding collection of Asian textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art at teh University of Kansas.
Ancient Japanese and Chinese Brocades, Japanese Color Prints
Excerpt from Ancient Japanese and Chinese Brocades, Japanese Color Prints: The Collection of Shojiro Nomura of Kioto, Nishiki and Kinran Brocades and Tapestries From 1400 to 1812, Rare Prints in Early Impressions (Some From the Hayashi Collection) Kesa signifies the ceremonial robe of a Buddhist Priest. It is usually formed of forty-eight pieces, and the strips are arranged in the form of a rice field, symbolical with the growing of the seed of benevolence among mankind. Tradition has it that Buddha wore only cast-off rugs, and this explains the fact that the Kesa is made of small pieces sewed together. In Japan, where Buddhism was understood in its highest sense, an elaborate ritual was dev...
Ancient Japanese and Chinese Brocades, Japanese Color Prints
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English
Provides an invaluable and very accessible addition to existing biographic sources and references, not least because of the supporting biographies of major writers and the historical and cultural notes provided.
