Japanese Costume: History and Tradition
by Kennedy, Alan
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About This Item
France: Adam Biro, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. New/New.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Small Folio, 12.5 inches tall; 157 pages with appendixes, indexes. 150 illustrations; 120 in color. Discusses and illustrates only three kinds of Japanese garments: kosode, the robes of the wealthy; shozoku, the costumes worn by actors in the No theater; and kesa, garments worn by Buddhist clerics.
These garments are the finest and most elaborate of all Japanese garments, considered a form of art in their society and worn only by privileged groups.
Each type is considered in a separate section, with defining features and variations explained in a straightforward, readable text. The types are then illustrated with beautiful examples dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries and now preserved as museum pieces.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Small Folio, 12.5 inches tall; 157 pages with appendixes, indexes. 150 illustrations; 120 in color. Discusses and illustrates only three kinds of Japanese garments: kosode, the robes of the wealthy; shozoku, the costumes worn by actors in the No theater; and kesa, garments worn by Buddhist clerics.
These garments are the finest and most elaborate of all Japanese garments, considered a form of art in their society and worn only by privileged groups.
Each type is considered in a separate section, with defining features and variations explained in a straightforward, readable text. The types are then illustrated with beautiful examples dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries and now preserved as museum pieces.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15648
- Title
- Japanese Costume: History and Tradition
- Author
- Kennedy, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam Biro
- Place of Publication
- France
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Textiles; Fashion Design; Style & Clothing; Costume
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