Patterns of Brocades Worn at Court (Shōzoku shokumon zue 装束織文図会)
Patterns of Brocades Worn at Court is a Japanese textile pattern book compiled by Matsuoka Tokikata in 1815, recording silk brocade designs used in courtly dress. Its plates show swatches of woven fabric, each labelled with calligraphic notes, presented as flat sample squares. A designer could take from them the repeating motifs of the period, such as small roundels, diamond lattices, and floral medallions, arranged on a grid with ample negative space.
