With intricate designs sweeping the length of the body, Japanese kimonos are truly wearable art. In a celebration of the patterns and motifs adorning the traditional costume, 30 ready-to-color illustrations present kimono-clad figures awash in cherry blossoms, bamboo, stately birds, flowing streams, and wandering abstracts. Dover Original.
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Japanese Fashions by Ming-Ju Sun Charming coloring book chronicles six centuries of Japanese fashion history. Warriors, exquisite court ladies, commoners, entertainers, holy men, and more, all in meticulously rendered authentic costume. 44 black-and-white illustrations.
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.
Japanese Kimono Designs by Shôjirô Nomura, Tsutomu Ema This unique design treasury, consisting of lavish full-color pictures of a vibrant array of kimonos, is reproduced directly from two rare and costly original portfolios.
Japanese Woodblock Kimono Designs in Full Color by Dover Japanese art at its most subtly elegant, these luminous 19th-century kimono designs include allover patterns, nature scenes, magnificent floral sprays, and other finely detailed full-color motifs. 62 illustrations.
Chinese Fashions by Ming-Ju Sun Over 1,000 years of Chinese fashions worn by dynasty officials, scholars, musicians, street vendors, household help, and other figures — from Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) to late Republic. 43 full-page black-and-white illustrations.
Japanese Warrior Costumes Paper Dolls by Ming-Ju Sun 16 authentic costumes for 2 samurai: outfits for a warrior general, member of the imperial guard, royal soldier, more. Includes weapons, headgear, other accessories.
Traditional Chinese Fashions Paper Dolls by Ming-Ju Sun 2 dolls and 16 elaborately embroidered robes, dresses, and tunics represent over 1,000 years of Chinese fashion history — from the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) to the Republican period (1911–1949).
Traditional Japanese Fashions Paper Dolls by Ming-Ju Sun Dress two female figures in a formal court dress of the Ashikaga period (1338–1573), including kimonos with floral designs, a traditional Japanese bridal dress, modern formal robes. 16 full-color plates of costumes.
