Textiles - No. 2 Arts and Crafts of Japan

[Lady Kimiko]

Title: Textiles - No. 2 Arts and Crafts of Japan
Published: 1957
Original cost: $3.00
I paid: $23.00 with shipping
Size: Small - there are only 70 pages, but these pages are packed full of
information and textile works of art that span through the ages. A little book
that packs a punch. Photos of this book are provided below.

This book is an outstanding resource for those who crave historical information
in regards to textile techniques from as far back as the Nara period up to the
Meije era. In particular I got this book to try and learn more about the Kosode
during the Momoyama period. There are a variety of quality color and black and
white photos inside this book that provide great examples of kosode and kimono
through the centuries. In the back of the book there is a true gem of a
discovery...a color scale, and reference list of the plants used to make the
various colors used in dyes. Later on Im going to retype up the dye list from
this book and share it online with this list.

If you are a textile history buff this is a great book for you.

Photos of the book:







-Lady Kimiko

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Jul 21, 2011 12:19:32 GMT -5 Lady Kimiko said:

Title: Textiles - No. 2 Arts and Crafts of Japan
Published: 1957
Original cost: $3.00
I paid: $23.00 with shipping

Wow! That's an impressive resource. I'll note that $3 in 1957 had about the same spending power that $24 has today, so you basically got that antique book for cover price. Quite the deal.

[Lady Kimiko]

It is a great resource and I was shocked to find that it was not previously reviewed on the site. I plan to keep going through my books and sharing resources. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I did type up the 'dyes used in textiles' list and posted it here: tousando.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=garb&action=display&thread=3744