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Threads of silk and gold: ornamental textiles from Meiji Japan

Threads of silk and gold: ornamental textiles from Meiji Japan
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ISBN 1854442686 (softcover)
9781854442680 (softcover)
Author McDermott, Hiroko T. (Hiroko Takahashi) 1941-
Title Threads of silk and gold : ornamental textiles from Meiji Japan / Hiroko T. McDermott & Clare Pollard ; with essays by Katsumi Mori and George Schwartz
Publisher Oxford : Ashmolean Museum, 2012
Physical desc. 192 pages ; color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Note Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, November 2012-February 2013.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 'Every combination of silk and gold thread carried to perfection': the fashion for Meiji ornamental textiles in the West / Clare Pollard -- Old traditions, new directions: a history of ornamental textiles in Meiji Japan / Hiroko T. McDermott -- The pleasure and pain of being the front-runner: the Nishimura Sozemon house (Chiso) in the Meiji period / Hiroko T. McDermott -- The way of the newcomer: history of the Iida Shinshichi House (Takashimaya) / Hiroko T. McDermott -- Kawashima Jinbei and the development of art tapestry / Katsumi Mori -- 'In remembrance of my cruise': Japanese textiles for Western sailors during the Meiji period / George Schwartz -- Catalogue. Embroidery -- Yuzen-dyed textiles -- Tapestry -- Oshi-e.
Corporate name Ashmolean Museum -- Exhibitions
Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Bijutsukan -- Exhibitions
Subject Textile design -- Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912
Textile fabrics -- Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912
Added name(s) Pollard, Clare (Moyra Clare)
Mori, Katsumi 1941-
Added name(s) - Corporate Ashmolean Museum
Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Bijutsukan
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