Chiyomikusa (Book on Design) : [volume 2]

1899 · Kyoto : Yamada Unsōdō 山田芸艸堂 · 13 pictures

Chiyomikusa is a Japanese illustrated design book in two volumes, published in Kyoto by Yamada Unsōdō in 1899, presenting pictorial and decorative motifs for a general readership of artists and craftspeople. Its pages show costumed court and theatrical figures, crowds of women and attendants, sketched warriors and figures with handwritten notes, and ceremonial emblems beside textile patterns, so a designer could draw on its costume poses, patterned fabrics and emblem motifs.

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