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[DESIGN], MANUSCRIPT ALBUM OF KIMONO DESIGNS.
18. 2. [DESIGN] MANUSCRIPT ALBUM OF KIMONO DESIGNS [N.p., n.d. - Kyoto? c. 1880'S] Album of 60 (numbered) full page hand-drawn and colored kimono patterns. The hand calligraphed title (unread) refers to the kimono shop which employed this wonderful sample book as a sales tool. It has been folded in half, but the images are beautifully detailed, the colors calm and lovely, the brushwork superb. The patterns point to the last quarter of the 19th century. As described, good to very good overall (only one or two plates have some slight foxing) and with a centerfold. These kimono manuscripts have become increasingly hard to find, particularly such lovely examples. The numbering is contiguous and appears to be complete.
Offered for US$ 3500.00 by: Boston Book Company - Book number: 84627