Charming coloring book chronicles 6 centuries of Japanese fashion history in 45 finely detailed black-and-white illustrations. Elaborate warriors, exquisite court ladies, commoners in plain kimonos, entertainers, holy men, and more, all displayed in meticulously rendered costumes. A delight for colorists of all ages and anyone interested in Japanese culture and fashion. Dover Original.
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Civil War Fashions Coloring Book by Tom Tierney For colorists of all ages — 45 striking illustrations of officers in handsome military outfits, ladies in elegant daytime and evening dresses and children in apparel mirroring adult fashions. Captions.
Victorian Fashions Coloring Book by Tom Tierney The full-skirted, narrow-waisted styles of the Victorian society appear in a lavish collection of 45 ready-to-color line drawings. Lovingly adapted from vintage fashion magazines of the era. Captions.
Medieval Fashions Coloring Book by Tom Tierney Forty-five authentic illustrations of clothing from the 5th through mid-15th centuries, from the simple aprons, kirtles, and tunics of peasants to the bejeweled and fur-trimmed attire of the nobility. Introduction. Captions.
Colonial and Early American Fashions by Tom Tierney Forty-five accurate depictions of 17th-century Puritans, an indentured servant, an English officer and his lady, pirates, a colonial merchant’s family of the mid-1700s, more. Descriptive captions.
Ancient Egyptian Fashions by Tom Tierney Magnificent ready-to-color illustrations of authentic clothing styles worn in ancient Egypt. Kilts, headdresses, gowns, ceremonial robes, much more, plus weapons, fans, other accessories. 45 black-and-white illustrations.
Renaissance Fashions by Tom Tierney Forty-five finely detailed, ready-to color illustrations depict an Italian peasant couple in wedding dress, children of a German royal family garbed in velvet, an English lord and lady in riding outfits, and more.
Tudor and Elizabethan Fashions by Tom Tierney Forty-five handsome, ready-to-color plates depict styles worn by all social classes in 15th- and 16th-century England — from woolen tunics of country workers to elegant apparel of Tudor monarchs. Captions.
Samurai Arms and Armor by Ming-Ju Sun Painstakingly researched, 30 accurate, detailed illustrations depict the samurai and the tools of their trade: koshozan helmets, armor of metal and leather, su-yari spears, a wall-gun, and other weaponry used on horseback, at sea, and in training.
Japanese Kimono Designs Coloring Book by Ming-Ju Sun Japanese kimonos are wearable art. Celebrating the patterns and motifs adorning the traditional costumes, 30 ready-to-color illustrations present kimono-clad figures awash in pastoral scenes and wandering abstracts.
Women of the Ukiyo-e by Ming-Ju Sun Thirty illustrations, adapted from authentic woodblock prints, feature lovely ladies playing musical instruments, boating, dancing, strolling, and engaged in other activities.
