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Asian Art
Three pages from a Kimono Design Book
mid-20th century
Ink and color on paper
sheet: 14 1/16 × 19 1/2 in. (35.7 × 49.5 cm)
Gift of Susan M. Yecies, B.A. 1971
2011.2.31.1-.6
Each of these printed pages from a kimono pattern book illustrates two kimono with distinct patterns and the techniques used to make them, underscoring the perennial Japanese interest in textiles and methods of manufacture.
Geography:
Japan
Status:
Culture:
Japanese
Period:
Showa era (1926–89)
Classification:
Works on Paper - Other
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