Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion: The Khalili Collections - Rilegato

Iwao, Nagasaki; Screech, Timon; Guth, Christine M. E.; Brown, Kendall H.

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9780500518021: Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion: The Khalili Collections

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ISBN 10: 0500518025 ISBN 13: 9780500518021

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2015

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In traditional Japanese dress, the surface of the garment is most important. The T-shaped, straight-seamed, front-wrapping kimono has changed its shape very little over the centuries, but the weaving, dyeing, and embroidery used to decorate its surface make each a unique, wearable work of art. Choice of color and pattern vary richly to indicate gender, age, status, wealth, and taste, and are executed in a complex combination of weaving, dyeing, and embroidery techniques, with a single garment sometimes requiring the expert skills of a number of different artisans.Kimono showcases a magnificent range of kimonos from the 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.

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Recensione:

A dazzling demonstration ... offers fascinating examples of East/West dialogue. --World of Interiors

A joy to behold. --The Lady

Charming details abound. --Financial Times

The most beautiful book for fashion lovers this Christmas. --Harper's Bazaar

A collection of exceptional essays expertly edited. --The Business of Fashion

L'autore:

As keeper of the Asia Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Anna Jackson looks after its extensive collection of Japanese textiles and costumes. Her focus lies on the cultural exchange between East Asia and the West in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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