Patterns by Hishikawa [Hishikawa moyō]

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Artist/Maker	Hishikawa, Moronobu (designer)
Place of origin	Japan (made) Edo (made)

Side sewn binding

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Category	Prints
Object type	Book
Title	Patterns by Hishikawa [Hishikawa moyō] (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Woodblock print on paper Paper Woodblock Print
Brief description	Book, Patterns by Hishikawa, by Hishikawa Moronobu (1618–94), Japan, Edo (Tokyo), 1675–85
Physical description	Side sewn binding
Dimensions	Length: 274mm (closed) (Note: Measure in Book Conservation measuring box) Width: 196mm (closed) (Note: Measure in Book Conservation measuring box) Depth: 8mm (closed) (Note: Measure in Book Conservation measuring box)
Gallery label	(29/2/2020) The growing market for fashionable dress was served by printed pattern books known as hinagata-bon. These contained illustrations of kimono with notes on colour and technique, some interspersed with images of the latest styles being worn. The books were used by makers and retailers, and by consumers who read them as we do modern fashion magazines.
Credit line	Given by the Misses Alexander
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	E.6844-1916

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O488718/patterns-by-hishikawa-hishikawa-moyō-book-hishikawa-moronobu/

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