Author: Benjamin, Betsy Sterling
Title: The World of Rozome: Wax-Resist Textiles of Japan
Description: Tokyo / London / New York, Kodansha International, 2002. Softcover. Quarto. Softcover. Purple wraps in illustrated jacket. 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. In this reprint of a 1996 book, Betsy Sterling Benjamin, an artist who has specialized in kimono design, the history of Japanese costume and traditional resist processes, traces the history and long tradition of wax-resist textile making — rozome, the shortened form of roketsuzome — in Japan and its practice today. Working with brushes, rozome artists have developed techniques in shading, control and luminosity that set their work apart from the batik of other countries. Benjamin includes interviews with 17 contemporary artists who discuss their lives and diverse approaches to the craft, from application on kimonos to sculptural works. A section on techniques has recipes and step-by-step illustrated instructions. VG. Clean and unmarked.

Keywords: Asian Decorative Arts ; Rozome ; ; General Decorative Arts - Asian


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