Not on display

Book
1724 (published)
Artist/Maker
Nakajima, Tanjirō (designer)
Place of origin
Osaka (made)

Side stitched Japanese binding in flexible covers

Object details

Categories
Books
Prints
Object type
Book
Titles
  • Contemporary Patterns: Cry of the Crane [Toryū moyō hinagata tsuru no koe] (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed from woodblocks
Brief description
Pap, Japan, prints
Contemporary Patterns: Cry of the Crane, by Nakajima Tanjirō, Osaka, 1724
Physical description
Side stitched Japanese binding in flexible covers
Dimensions
  • Length: 263mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
  • Width: 187mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
  • Depth: 10mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
Open dimensions approximately D:263 x W:300 x H:120/200 (with maximum upstand of 25 degrees)
Gallery label
(29/2/2020)
Pattern books provided a means of communication between customers and suppliers. The customer selected a pattern, then discussed specific details with the kimono merchant. Changes were often made, for example, to the size and placing of motifs.
Credit line
Given by the Misses Alexander
Bibliographic reference
Jackson, Anna (editor), Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, London: V&A Publications, 2020
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.6639-1916

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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