Pattern Book
1884 (printed)
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The woodblock-printed book is entitled 'Collection of Ancient and Modern Patterns'. Published in Tokyo in 1884 as an aid for craftsmen, it provides visual and textual information about the formation of patterns, including those for mon (crests), decorative borders and kimono. It also explains how to draw certain shapes and provides illustrations of the technical equipment needed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock printed paper |
| Brief description | Pattern book, printed in Tokyo, 1884. |
| Physical description | Woodblock printed pattern book. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Credit line | Given by Dennis Thorn and Carol Horsley |
| Object history | The donor's (Dennis Thorn) father John Harold Thorn was trained as a deep sea diver while serving in the Royal Navy from 1904 to 1919, and in the 1930s was employed by a group of marine insurers in the Red Sea area, based near Aden. In 1936 John Thorn sent home to his family a carved camphor chest which contained two Japanese cloisonne vases and this pattern book. The chest may have come from Hong Kong, where Mr Thorn's boat was sent for its annual overhaul. (See information on RF 2010/749). |
| Summary | The woodblock-printed book is entitled 'Collection of Ancient and Modern Patterns'. Published in Tokyo in 1884 as an aid for craftsmen, it provides visual and textual information about the formation of patterns, including those for mon (crests), decorative borders and kimono. It also explains how to draw certain shapes and provides illustrations of the technical equipment needed. |
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| Accession number | FE.1-2011 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2011 |
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