Nippon Hand Weaves in "Kusakizome" Dyes

Heading: (Textiles)
Author: Yamazaki, Akira
Title: Nippon Hand Weaves in "Kusakizome" Dyes
Place Published: [Kanagawa, Japan]
Publisher:[Getumeikai]
Date Published: 1959
Description:

59, [5] pp. In English and Japanese. One woodblock print of a hand loom by Unichi Hiratuka, tipped in are 26 textile samples and small woodcut botanical illustrations. (4to) three quarter blue cloth lettered in gilt, cloth chemise lettered in silver, bone clasps. No. 68 of 200.

Sister edition to Yamazaki's earlier Nippon Colors: The Japanese Art Kusaki-zome. The present volume is the product of 30 years of research in the revival traditional plant-dying and weaving. In Yamazaki's words it is "'a striped-fabric textbook' like those used by our fathers".
Condition Report: Mild sunning and rubbing to chemise; light foxing to volume endpapers and pages; near fine in very good chemise.