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Pattern Book

late 19th century - early 20th century (made), 1974 (published)
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Place of origin

Swatchbook of 300 assorted striped and banded cotton textiles from the Edo period to the mid-Meiji period. The samples on each page are provenanced and dated in Japanese. The book was published by Kyoto Shonin in 1974 as a limited edition of 200. The book is boxed in brown card.


Object details

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Brief description
Textile sample book, assorted cotton swatches, Kyoto, Japan, 1974, the samples themselves are late 19th-early 20th century
Physical description
Swatchbook of 300 assorted striped and banded cotton textiles from the Edo period to the mid-Meiji period. The samples on each page are provenanced and dated in Japanese. The book was published by Kyoto Shonin in 1974 as a limited edition of 200. The book is boxed in brown card.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22cm
  • Width: 16cm
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Credit line
Given by R Faulkner
Object history
Registered File number 1985/1395.
Bibliographic reference
Jackson, Anna, Japanese Country Textiles, London: V&A Publications, 1997, p.25 fig.9
Collection
Accession number
FE.40-1985

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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