Kimono design : an introduction to textiles and patterns / Keiko Nitanai ; translated from the Japanese by Leeyong Soo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967054003321
• Autore: Nitanai Keiko <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont, : Tuttle Publishing, [2017]
• ISBN: 9781507303894; 1507303890; 9781462919260; 146291926X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 391.00952
• Soggetti: Kimonos; Textile design - Japan
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index
• Nota di contenuto: Frontcover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Spring -- Tatewaku -- Peonies -- Flower Baskets -- Cherry Blossoms -- Wisteria -- Peacocks -- Narcissus -- Birds of Spring -- Kusudama -- Magnolias -- Ships -- Cherry Blossom Viewing Parties -- Roses -- Shells and Kaioke -- Butterflies -- Spools of Thread -- Cherries -- Flowers of the Four Seasons -- Stripes for Spring -- Flower Arabesques -- Clover -- Bells -- Plum Blossoms -- Tachibana -- Thistles -- Kimono that Color the Four Seasons of Gion -- Delighting in Japanese Accessories -- Summer -- Summer at the Water's Edge -- Morning Glories -- Shibakusa -- Birds of Summer -- Bellflowers -- Landscapes -- Tanabata -- Bush Clover -- Lilies -- Summer Insects -- Pinks -- Stripes for Summer -- Flower Rafts -- Bridges -- Irises -- Asian Clematis -- Weeping Willow -- Waves -- Hydrangeas -- Rings of Water -- Fish -- Genjiko -- Round Fans -- Foreign Flowers -- Waterwheels -- Dressing in "Coolness" -- Clothing in Ukiyo-e Prints -- Enjoying Obi-dome -- Autumn -- Rangiku -- Hand Drums -- Stripes for Autumn -- Maple Leaves -- Sarasa -- Art Deco -- Fans -- Autumn Scenery -- Expressionism -- Birds of Autumn -- Stories -- Musical Instruments -- Red Maple Leaf Viewing Parties -- Early European Ships ; -- Swans -- Exotic Scenery -- Wheel of Genji -- Scales Crest -- Fruit and Nuts -- Gourds -- Leaves -- Flowers in Pongee -- Ivy -- Chrysanthemums -- Famous Sights of Kyoto -- Modernism Through the Lens Kimono Patterns -- Costumes of Kabuki -- Design of Oharame Apparel -- Winter -- Rounded Sparrows -- Gosho Dolls -- Stripes for Winter -- Camellias -- Hemp Leaves -- Cranes -- Takarazukushi -- Splash Patterns -- Toys -- Temari Handballs -- Birds of Winter -- Nandina -- Snow and Snowflakes -- Ise Lobster -- Dogs -- Winter Scenery -- Tomoe -- Majolica Omeshi -- Ox-drawn Carriages -- Karajishi -- Cattleya.; Formal Gift Decorations -- Turtles -- Phoenix -- The New Spring -- Winter Memories of My Grandmother's Tasuki -- Index -- Copyright.
• Sommario/riassunto: To educate people on the basics of kimono.