Taishō kimono : beauty of Japanese modernity in 1910s & 20s.
大正着物 : beauty of Japanese modernity in 1910s & 20s.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress.

Kimonos.

Japan.

Kimonos--Japan--Pictorial works.

Clothing and dress--Japan--Pictorial works.

Japan--History--Taishō period, 1912-1926.

History.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

History.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

271 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Beauty of Japanese modernity in 1910s & 20s

Beauty of Japanese modernity in nineteen tens and twenties

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, Japan : PIE International = Pai Intānashonaru 2015.

Tokyo, Japan : PIE International = パイインターナショナル 2015.

Summary:

In the early twentieth century, from the Taisho era to the early Showa era in Japan, Japanese culture was very much influenced by Western art and design movement. Consequently, large numbers of kimono were produced in loud colors and patterns, aimed at the fashionable 'modern girl' consumer. Changes in silk production at this time created a plethora of a new silk called "Meisen", a reeled silk made from damaged cocoons. Meisen kimonos were relatively cheap, tough and attractive -- millions of them were produced in the Taisho and Showa eras. This book introduces colorful and dynamic patterns of Meisen kimonos -- categorized in patterns and motifs that are very different from the authentic kimono patterns produced in former periods. Some paintings or illustrations depicting beautiful kimono girls are also shown in this book.

Notes:

Japanese and English.

ISBN:

9784756246356

4756246354

OCLC:

922540083