Bugaku Shozoku: Nihon no Bijutsu, 383
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1998. Paperback. Colorfully illustrated wraps with colorful lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1998. Paperback. Colorfully illustrated wraps with colorful lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1994. Paperback. White wraps with color illustration and black and white lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
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
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1994. Paperback. White and peach-colored illustrated wraps with black and purple lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
Japan: 1981? Hardcover. White stamped boards, 243 pp., profusely illus. in color; with 24-pp. insert of English text. Text is in Japanese, with an English translation insert pamphlet at front. A beautiful book showing many examples of native Chinese costumes and dressing accessories. Uncommon. More
Kyoto, Japan: Binobi Publishing Company, 1982. Hardcover. copper cloth boards. 245 pgs w/ color plates. turquoise & gold dustjacket w/ printing. illustrated dustjacket. Text in English, Japanese and Chinese. Bright and clean; pages may have occassional instances of ink ghosting from opposing pages. Very nice. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tokyo: Dai Nippon Tosho, 1992. Hardcover. Tan boards with blue illustration and lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with colorful lettering; light blue fabric bookmark; 230 pp.; illustrations. Text in Japanese. More
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
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
Seoul, Korea: Yekyong Publications Co., Ltd., 1984? Hardcover. 2 vols. Brown boards with gilt letters on spines and front covers; robin's egg-blue and illus. dust jackets, 424 total pages, many color illus. Text is in Korean and English. The complete two-volume set detailing Korean costumes and clothing of all kinds..... More
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
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
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
Tokyo: Shibundo, 2002. Paperback. White wraps with colorful illustration and colorful lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1994. Paperback. White and colorfully illustrated wraps with colorful lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
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
Tokyo: Kyoritsu Joshi Gakuen, 2005. Paperback. White wraps with color illustration and black and white lettering; 109 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. Gorgeous illustrations! More