Matsuda Spring and Summer
New York: Nicole Times Publisher, 1988. Softcover. Off-white ill. wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous bw plates. Fashion designs by Mitsuhiro Matsuda, with photos by Joyce Tenneson. More
Costume / Dress - Asian
Traditional Beijing: All Trades and Professions (Part 2)
Beijing: Capital Museum China, nd. Softcover. Tall, slate wraps with Chinese and English lettering. [180] with color illustrations throughout. Main text in Chinese; captions also in English. A delightful book showing over 150 examples of historic trades, professions, and traditional dress. Divided into four chapters. Chapter 4: Merchandise/Merchants; Chapter 5..... More
Evolution of Fashion, 1835-1895 = Roman Isho Ten: the impact of romantic clothing; Clothing that Captured the Imagination of Japan
Kyoto: The National Museum of Modern Art, 1980. Softcover. White wraps, red and color illus. dust jacket, unpaginated, many color illus. Text is in Japanese and English, with an addition introduction in French. Text on cover: Evolution of Fashion, 1835-1895. Issued in conjunction with a 1980 exhibition of 19th-century western..... More
The Costumes and Textiles of India
Bombay: Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books, 1958. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, xx, 92, 87 pages illustrations, plates (some color). This survey of Indian dress examines ancient Indian attire, the Muslim period, modern dress, types of embroidery, dyes, prints, various weaves, and the textile industry today. Includes..... More
Kimono, One Hundred Masterpieces of Japanese Costumes, Volume II
Tokyo: Meiji-Shobo, 1936. Hardcover. Green patterned silky cloth boards, white title block with brown lettering; purple cloth ties; gold speckled end papers; 50 color plates with descriptive guard sheets in English and Japanese. Green cloth slipcase, off-white title block with brown lettering. Text is in Japanese and English. This is..... More
Richly Woven Traditions: Costumes of the Miao of Southwest China and Beyond
New York: China Institute in America, 1987. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps with white lettering; 64 pp. with 4 color and 44 bw illustrations;. Text in English; with a chronology of dynasties, excellent descriptions of each costume, two thorough essays about the Miao and their culture, and two maps. More
When Art Became Fashion: Kosode in Edo-period Japan
Los Angeles/New York: Los Angeles County Museum of Art/ Weatherhill, 1992. Hardcover. Glossy pictorial dj; green cloth covers, gilt lettering. 351 pages : illustrations (some color). Catalogue for an exhibition held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 15, 1992-February 7, 1993. Foreword / Earl A. Powell -- Preface..... More
Feet & Footwear in Indian Culture
Toronto, New York: Bata Shoe Museum, 2000. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards, black dust jacket with color illustration, green and orange lettering on spine, 171pp, chiefly color illustrations, color map. On the religious and historical significance of feet and footwear in Indian culture. Contents Include: pt. 1. The Foot in Indian..... More
Kimono - Japanese Dress
Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1936. Softcover. Plain card wraps with color image paste down. Brown lettering. 101 pp. with 2 color plates and bw photographs throughout text. Color frontis piece. Text in English. No. 13 in the Tourist Library series. Images of women in beautiful, tradition..... More
Japanese Costume: History and Tradition
Paris: Editions Adam Biro, 1990. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with grey stamped spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 153 pp. 156 illustrations, 110 in color. "Japanese costumes, and the textiles of which they are made, represent an important aspcet of the traditional arts of Japan. This book examines..... More
Kyogen Costumes: Suo (Jackets) and Kataginu (Shoulder-Wings)
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1980. First English Edition. Hardcover. Beige cloth over boards; Black lettering at spine; Brown decoration to front cover; 214 pp.; 2 gatefolds; 102 color plates. Over 100 examples of costume used in the Japanese theater, particularly for Kyogen, brief plays often performed during intermission from..... More
Fashion: Tamentai to Shiteno Fasshon
Tokyo: Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku Shuppankyoku, 2002. Softcover. Tan wraps with black and white lettering, 102 pp, profusely illustrated in color and bw. Text in Japanese. The history of Japanese fashion. More
The Later Works of the Costume of No Play in Japan
Tokyo: Meiji-Shobo, 1935. Hardcover. Green illustrated cloth boards with purple ribbon tie closures, white title block with Japanese lettering on front cover. Issued in a color illustrated portfolio with leather spine, 5 raised bands with gilt lettering on spine; 50 coloured plates. Title in Japanese on satin strip mounted on..... More
The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Technique
New York: Abrams, 1995. Hardcover. Rust cloth similarly colored dustjacket with color illustrations. 208 pp., 206 color and 264+ bw plates. "Linda Lynton, a scholar of Indian textiles and ethnic art, has compiled a thorough guide to the patterns and regional motifs used throughout the sari's history. The essential simplicity..... More
Orientalism: Visions Of The East In Western Dress
New York: Metropolian Museum of Art, 1994. Softcover. glossy, grey & color illustrated wrappers w/ red & white printing. 95 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. Wonderfully photographed with fashions from China, India, Middle East, Japan and Southeast Asia. More
Rain And Snow: The Umbrella In Japanese Art
New York: Japan Society, 1993. Softcover. color & illustrated wrappers. red, heavy tissue paper cover flyleafs. 143 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Includes additional essays by Hiroshi Yabushita and Stephan Kohler. Lists and describes 136 items from the exhibition held at the Japan Society of New York between April..... More
Designs on Chinese Opera Costumes
Peking: People's Art Publishing House, 1957. Hardcover. Silk over boards portfolio with red Chinese lettering and yellow illustrations with bone clasp closures; 5 pp text with bw illustrations, 73 color plates, some with two or three per page. Issued in cardboard box with black Chinese lettering. Edited by the Research..... More
Exquisite: The World of Japanese Kumihimo Braiding
Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Purple cloth with gray lettering on spine. Black and color dust jacket with yellow, purple, and green lettering. 120 pp. Approx 40 pages of color plates plus many BW illustrations. "Through the broad vision of Kei Sahashi, the editor, who..... More
Masterpieces of Japanese Puppetry: Sculptured Heads of the Bunraku Theater
Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1958. first edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with red paper front board. Color illustrated dust jacket. 91 pp. BW illustrations and tipped in color plates. Copy No. 43 of 375 copies. English edition of "Banraku Kashira no Meisaku". Translated by Roy Andrew..... More
Fans of Japan
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1894. Hardcover. Dark blue library buckram, [xix] 148 pp., 39 bw illus. in text, 10 color plates; held in dark blue buckram protective portfolio and slipcase. From the introduction: "Mrs. Sawley has rendered a service to all Japonophiles by her sympathetic and..... More
Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan
Milan: 5 Continents Editions s.r.l., 2005. Softcover. Black wraps with magenta print kimono on front cover, with magenta and white lettering; with French flaps. 326 pp. with 139 color illustrations and 58 bw figures. Includes 5 essays and a chronology, with stunning photos. More
Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan
Milan: 5 Continents Editions s.r.l., 2005. Softcover. Black wraps with magenta print kimono on front cover, with magenta and white lettering; with French flaps. 326 pp. with 139 color illustrations and 58 bw figures. Includes 5 essays and a chronology, with stunning photos. More
Fashioning Kimono: Dress and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Japan
Milan: 5 Continents srl, 2005. Paperback. Color-illustrated black wraps; Magenta lettering; deep French flaps. 326 pp. full of color illustrations. The Japanese kimono is celebrated worldwide for its elegant, distinctive silhouette. Though quintessentially Japanese, the kimono form has influenced fashion designers around the globe. The 150 stunning kimonos in this..... More
Five Colours of the Universe: Symbolism in Clothes and Fabrics of the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Edmonton Art Gallery, 1980. Softcover. Blue wraps with square cutout at front cover. 72 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name. Well illustrated. Extensive text. More
The Chinese Purse: Embroidered Purses of the Ch'ing Dynasty
Union City, CA: Heian International, 1992. Softcover. Glossy black and color-illustrated wraps with tan lettering. 120 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "A variety of purses are shown in this book, made by housewives as well as skilled masters, some extremely elaborate and fanciful, others naive and simples. The purpose of this..... More