Jackson, A: Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion - Hardcover

Kimono : the art and evolution of Japanese fashion : the Khalili collections

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Kimono showcases a magnificent range of kimonos from the Khalili Collection, which comprises more than 200 garments and spans almost 300 years of Japanese textile artistry. Gorgeously illustrated and written by an international team of experts, the book surveys kimono of the imperial court, samurai aristocracy, and affluent merchant classes of the Edo period (1603-1868); the shifting styles and new color palette of Meiji period dress (1868-1912); and the bold and dazzling kimono of the Taisho (1912-26) and early Showa (1926-89) periods, when designers used innovative new techniques and fused traditional looks with inspiration from the modernist aesthetic then sweeping the world. 319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm. First edition, first printing. Crimson cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Artikel-Nr. 018388

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