Textile Designs of Japan III: Okinawan, Ainu, & Foreign Designs
Tokyo; New York and San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1980-1981. Revised. Hardcover. Folio. 54, [2]pp (text), 168 leaves of plates. Original illustrated dust-jacket over mottled tan cloth, with black lettering on spine. Book housed in original red cloth clamshell box with illustrated paste-down.. Textured brown endpapers. This remarkable volume is a compendium of designs - specifically Okinawan and Ainu - that are markedly different from the mainstream of Japanese textile arts, together with patterns of foreign origin that had a strong impact on Japanese designs. This work is profusely illustrated with hundreds of color and b/w photographic reproductions of various textile designs printed on glossy paper. Includes notes to the plates and list of Japanese terms. Originally published in 3 volumes. Moderate age-wear and some sunning on spine and rear of clamshell box. Very minor scuffing and tiny creasing on dust-jacket. Clamshell box in overall good, dust-jacket in very good, interior in near fine condition. vg. Item #33211
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