Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 27, 2011 20:02:57 GMT -5
The hysterical squeeing may have been audible in your time zone. My sister chose this off my Amazon wishlist and it arrived today. www.amazon.com/Tsujigahana-Flower-Japanese-Textile-Arts/dp/0870117157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325033714&sr=8-1Obviously I have yet to read the whole thing, but it's full of glorious color plates of tsujigahana kosode, dobuku and textile fragments from the 15th through early 17th century, many I have never seen before. (That's saying something, given the number of Japanese textile books I've managed to amass over the years!) There's a TON of tsujigahana garments in here that were owned and worn by and/or gifted to others by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The author also thoughtfully included portraits and genre paintings of people wearing similar garments for comparison with the extant examples. I'm looking forward to going through this in depth once I get my Twelfth Night chores done.
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Lady Kimiko
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I'm busy making tea bowls these days.
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Post by Lady Kimiko on Dec 28, 2011 20:01:48 GMT -5
Ouch, epic price tag but super cool book! Please share some pics from the book
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Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
Posts: 7,240
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 28, 2011 21:59:50 GMT -5
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Lady Kimiko
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I'm busy making tea bowls these days.
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Post by Lady Kimiko on Dec 29, 2011 18:51:36 GMT -5
omg...my local library has a copy...
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Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Dec 30, 2011 13:39:57 GMT -5
omg...my local library has a copy... See? Support your library system!
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