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MINT copy in wraps, 400 illustrations, beautiful full color catalog, still sealed in publishers shrinkwrap, a pristine copy! Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion by Anna Jackson, Thames and Hudsons, London, 2015<\/p>\n

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“Full of beautiful illustrations and utilizing a diverse range of sources, Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion explores how costume holds a mirror to major developments in the social history of Japan. With high quality photographs and contributions from leading experts on the subject, his catalogue would be a wonderful addition to any library.”
\n—Asian Review of Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Highlights from one of the world\u0019s most outstanding collections of traditional Japanese kimonos, with stunning examples from the Edo period through the twentieth century<\/strong><\/p>\n

In traditional Japanese dress, the surface of the garment is most important. The T-shaped, straight-seamed, front-wrapping kimono has changed its shape very little over the centuries, but the weaving, dyeing, and embroidery used to decorate its surface make each a unique, wearable work of art. Choice of color and pattern vary richly to indicate gender, age, status, wealth, and taste, and are executed in a complex combination of weaving, dyeing, and embroidery techniques, with a single garment sometimes requiring the expert skills of a number of different artisans.<\/p>\n

Kimono showcases a magnificent range of kimonos from the the Khalili Collection, which comprises more than 200 garments and spans almost 300 years of Japanese textile artistry.<\/p>\n

Gorgeously illustrated and written by an international team of experts, the book surveys kimono of the imperial court, samurai aristocracy, and affluent merchant classes of the Edo period (1603-\u00131868); the shifting styles and new color palette of Meiji period dress (1868\u00131912); and the bold and dazzling kimono of the Taisho (1912\u0013-26) and early Showa (1926\u0013-89) periods, when designers used innovative new techniques and fused traditional looks with inspiration from the modernist aesthetic then sweeping the world. 400 illustrations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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