Book Review: The Kimono Inspiration
The Kimono Inspiration-Art & Art to Wear in America
By The Textile Museum, Washington DC
(Original published as a catalog for the exhibition in Washington DC)
ISBN: 0-87654-598-3
1996
-The world is getting smaller...-(forward)
This book has a lot of information about the history of the introduction of the kimono to the western culture.
-...I remember that in the postwar years, Japan exported to the US a large volume of silk materials as well as sold them as souvenirs to foreign visitors most of them Americans. To attract the American customers in those days we thought that we had to make colourful materials with large patterns, which seemed too gaudy for most Japanese to wear. In retrospect, that may have been our misunderstanding. Now I know that Americans also love traditional Japanese materials with simple patterns & colours...-Masako "Mimi" Kuriyama-
This book also has some interesting stuff about Frank Lloyd Wright. He collected kimono & kesa.
There are some very interesting photos of created kimono some pieced together, some loom knitted. Also, some very modern looking/non traditional designs.
Interesting reference read.
Link to the Textile Museum in Washington, DC
Link to Frank Lloyd Wright's museum collection.
Amazon Link to book.
Check it out at your local library.
By The Textile Museum, Washington DC
(Original published as a catalog for the exhibition in Washington DC)
ISBN: 0-87654-598-3
1996
-The world is getting smaller...-(forward)
This book has a lot of information about the history of the introduction of the kimono to the western culture.
-...I remember that in the postwar years, Japan exported to the US a large volume of silk materials as well as sold them as souvenirs to foreign visitors most of them Americans. To attract the American customers in those days we thought that we had to make colourful materials with large patterns, which seemed too gaudy for most Japanese to wear. In retrospect, that may have been our misunderstanding. Now I know that Americans also love traditional Japanese materials with simple patterns & colours...-Masako "Mimi" Kuriyama-
This book also has some interesting stuff about Frank Lloyd Wright. He collected kimono & kesa.
There are some very interesting photos of created kimono some pieced together, some loom knitted. Also, some very modern looking/non traditional designs.
Interesting reference read.
Link to the Textile Museum in Washington, DC
Link to Frank Lloyd Wright's museum collection.
Amazon Link to book.
Check it out at your local library.
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