Moyō hinagata miyako no nishiki / [henshū Yamanaka Kichirobē] : [volume 1] Title from label on cover

Moyō hinagata miyako no nishiki / [henshū Yamanaka Kichirobē] : [volume 1] Title from label on cover; Title on verso of cover: Hinagata miyako no nishiki; On double leaves, traditional oriental format; An uncommonly good collection of kimonos and obi belts for both women and men, all printed in rich yet delicate colors. The illustrator, to give more “texture” to many of the images, has had the plates lightly embossed. The patterns are unusually sophisticated. Ōsaka : Yamanaka Kichirobē 1886 Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Watson Library copy: William Alexander Smith Fund -- source link

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