Moyō hinagata miyako no nishiki / [henshū Yamanaka Kichirobē] : [volume 3]

1886 · Ōsaka : Yamanaka Kichirobē · 17 pictures

This is a Meiji-period Japanese pattern book, Moyō hinagata miyako no nishiki volume 3, compiled by editor Yamanaka Kichirobē and published in Osaka in 1886 as a sourcebook of kimono designs. The pages show full kimono silhouettes with textile patterns, with a small inset above each showing a motif such as birds, grasses, fans, or cords. A designer could take from these the way seasonal motifs like reeds, cranes, and waves are arranged in bold, flat colour blocks across the garment shape.

Kimonos -- Pattern design · Textile design -- Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 · Color prints, Japanese -- Meiji period, 1868-1912

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