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A Study of Okinawan Textile Fabrics
Date1952
Mediumpaper
DimensionsH: 12.5 in, W: 9 in, D: 0.875 in
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of Satoru Yoshizato
Object number2001.365.15
DescriptionTwo volumes titled, "A Study of Okinawan Textile Fabrics," which are protected by a hardcover folding case. Volume 1, 113 pages with 27 color and black and white text illustrations. Volume II, 37 leaves of illustrations (57 illustrations) of textile fabrics. Volume I is a text volume and contains 18 pages in English and 95 pages in Japanese. Volume II is a portfolio of individual plates and contains 53 color illustrations tipped onto 37 plates. The English section contains background information on textile patterns, places of production, materials, names of patterns within individual Ryukyuan islands, and remarks.
1928
1945
1938-1948
5/9/1944
1940-1949