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Textiles of Japan: The Thomas Murray Collection (Hardcover)
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Textiles of Japan: The Thomas Murray Collection (Hardcover)
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From rugged Japanese firemen's ceremonial robes and austere rural
work-wear to colorful, delicately-patterned cotton kimonos, this
lavishly illustrated volume explores Japan's rich tradition of
textiles. Textiles are an eloquent form of cultural expression and
of great importance in the daily life of a people, as well as in
their rituals and ceremonies. The traditional clothing and fabrics
featured in this book were made and used in the islands of the
Japanese archipelago between the late 18th and the mid 20th
century. The Thomas Murray collection featured in this book
includes daily dress, work-wear, and festival garb and follows the
Arts and Crafts philosophy of the Mingei Movement, which saw that
modernization would leave behind traditional art forms such as the
hand-made textiles used by country people, farmers, and fisherman.
It presents subtly patterned cotton fabrics, often indigo dyed from
the main islands of Honshu and Kyushu, along with garments of the
more remote islands: the graphic bark cloth, nettle fiber, and fish
skin robes of the aboriginal Ainu in Hokkaido and Sakhalin to the
north, and the brilliantly colored cotton kimonos of Okinawa to the
far south. Numerous examples of these fabrics, photographed in
exquisite detail, offer insight into Japan's complex textile
history as well as inspiration for today's designers and artists.
This volume explores the range and artistry of the country's
tradition of fiber arts and is an essential resource for anyone
captivated by the Japanese aesthetic.
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