Shima shima : Volume 1 / [chosakusha Furuya Kōrin]

Furuya, Kōrin · 1906 · Kyōto : Yamada Unsōdō · 41 pictures

Shima Shima, volume 1, was compiled by Furuya Kōrin and published in Kyoto by Yamada Unsōdō in 1906 as a pattern book of Japanese textile designs for decorative artists and makers. Its pictures are printed swatches of striped and stencilled cloth in green, brown, blue and gold, with vertical stripes, bamboo-like columns and small scattered motifs that a designer could borrow for rhythmic stripe layouts and colour pairings.

Textile design · Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) · Decoration and ornament

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