Deluxe Textile-dyeing of people in Edo period

Deluxe Textile-dyeing of people in Edo period

Our Selling Price: US$200.00(tax included)

Weight: 2900g

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size
width
28cm 11"
depth
4.5cm 1 3/4"
height
38.5cm 15 1/4"

【DESCRIPTION】
Title Deluxe Textile-dyeing of people in Edo period
By Riichi Urano
Publication year 1977 oop


The original retail price was about $500 -Good Deal for you!

This item contains all colored photos of 267 wonderful textile and dyeing from Edo period including 35 works of Yuzen.
At the beginning one piece of real textile cloth which made by the same techniques of Edo period.
Not only the photos of textile and dyeing, there are some beautiful photos of ukiyo-e people wearing Kimono in it.

In the preface Riichi Urano says,
'I think it is important to see over the textile-dyeing from Edo period again. Nowadays people pursue just surface of the beauty, and there is no deep taste as the ones from Edo period. Edo textiles have special taste with people's 'kokoro'(heart)'...

About Riichi Urano,
Forty-five years ago, Kimono by Riichi Urano was the leading role in the ladies’ magazine “Mrs.” published by Bunka Shuppan Kyoku since its start.

Urano is also famous for taking charge of Kimono costumer for the movie by Yasujiro Ozu, and his Kimonos took important roles in Ozu's immortal works. "Yuzen" kimonos, hand-drawn vivid patterns on chic-colored silk crepe, with plain pongee Obi.

The style was new and original then, and became yearningly popular among fashionable women.

In his hermitage-like atelier in Kita (north) Kamakura there were a mass collection of documents, material data, pattern books, and he had close relationships with neighbor great writers and actresses in those affluent times.His elegant and high-tones Kimono and Obi had all the more vivid presence.

There have been some exhibition of Riichi Urano and his son Norio Urano in Japan.


Even if you don't understand Japanese, you will enjoy this book through many photos.

Softcover w/double slipcases
Approx 235 pages (1-200 page color section)
Size approx 28cm x 38.5cm

If you are interested in Japanese Textile-dyeing or Kimono, this book would be a great collection for you!


【CONDITION】
This book was published 31 years ago,so slight yellowing and stains on the slipcases.
But the book itself is in very good condition.
Please see below photos to confirm the condition of this book.

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