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1	Knit Kimono: 18 Designs with Simple Shapes more books like this by Vicki Square add to wishlist From casual to formal, the kimono shape has endured for centuries as a staple form of dress for peasantry and nobility alike. The classic boxy shape is recognized worldwide as an icon of Japanese life and culture, and is used as a canvas for colour, pattern and design. For each kimono in this collection, Vicki Square has created a knitted ... see all copies from $12.68! new only from $14.61! \| SVS
2	Making Kimono & Japanese Clothes more books like this by Jenni Dobson add to wishlist This is a practical and inspirational book for dressmakers, quilters and embroiderers who have long coveted the style of Japanese clothes, in particular the kimono. Expert dressmaker and quilter Jenni Dobson takes you through the techniques for making Japanese clothes with simple step-by-step processes, but goes further, covering details on ... see all copies from $11.38! new only from $12.22! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Kimono: Fashioning Culture more books like this by Liza Dalby add to wishlist The author of GEISHA writes about the kimono, its history and its importance in Japanese society, as well as the controversies that began to surround it as women became more liberated. see all copies from $2.43! new only from $12.17! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Bride's Kimono more books like this by Sujata Massey add to wishlist Rei Shimura is struggling to build her antiques business in Tokyo when she gets a call from a Washington DC museum, asking her to act as courier to transport a set of priceless early 19th Century kimonos. Thus begins the adventure of a lifetime, involving stolen artifacts, a wacky tour group of Japanese women heading for US shopping malls, and a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Suki's Kimono more books like this by C Uegaki add to wishlist The joyful story of a young girl who dances to her own drumbeat, and in doing so teaches others about the richness of diversity. see all copies from $3.29! new only from $6.29! \| SVS
6	The Story of the Kimono more books like this by Jill Liddell, Cyril I Nelson (Editor) add to wishlist Elegant and graceful, the kimono is probably the most beautiful of all national costumes. Jill Liddell has researched this unique garment to provide readers with a complete history of Japan's universal symbol of beauty. More than 200 photos, 160 in full color. see all copies from $166.19! first editions
7	Kosode, 16th-19th Century Textiles from the Nomura Collection more books like this by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, Japan House Gallery, Margot Paul add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00! first editions
8	Japanese Kimono Designs more books like this by Shojiro Nomura, Tsutomu Ema add to wishlist This unique design treasury, consisting of lavish full-color pictures of a vibrant array of kimonos, is reproduced directly from two rare and costly original portfolios. Devotees of fashion, art, and Asian culture will appreciate this beautiful book and its tribute to the elegance and refinement of Japanese art. see all copies from $8.09! new only from $8.09! \| SVS
9	Book of Kimono more books like this by Norio Yamanaka add to wishlist A practical guide to selecting, wearing and choosing accessories for a kimono, with tips on care and preservation, and a brief history of Japan's traditional garment. see all copies from $7.51! new only from $17.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Kimonos more books like this by Sophie Milenovich, Anthony Roberts (Translator) add to wishlist The kimono, one of the most emblematic symbols of Japan, it is more than a garment - governed by a wealth of codes and traditions, it is the essence of Japanese culture itself. "Kimonos" beautifully illustrates the various facets of the garment, historically and in modern times, evoking the grace of Japanese graphics with its elegant layout and ... see all copies from $5.53! new only from $5.53! \| SVS
11	Kimono more books like this by Paul Van Riel, Paul Vanriel, Liza Dalby add to wishlist This work contains a selection of the numerous encounters Paul van Riel had with people wearing kimono all over Japan. Although the popularity of the kimono has dwindled over the last 25 years, the national garment of Japan is still deeply rooted in Japanese culture, as the photographs testify. In the introduction Liza Dalby shows us how the ... see all copies from $12.39! new only from $25.80! \| SVS
12	Kimono Vanishing Tradition: Japanese Textiles of the 20th Century more books like this by Cheryl Imperatore add to wishlist Kimono is a generic term for traditional Japanese clothing; it means thing to wear. This book provides an overview of some traditional garments, introduces types of designs found in twentieth century kimono that are still available, and presents wearable art inspired by kimono from contemporary artists. Over 525 color photographs display brilliant ... see all copies from $40.00! new only from $40.21! \| first editions
13	Robes of Elegance: Japanese Kimonos of the 16th-20th Centuries more books like this by Ishimura Hayao, Maruyama Nobuhiko, Hayao Ishimura add to wishlist see all copies from $6.99! new only from $80.00!
14	Japanese Costume: History and Tradition more books like this by Alan Kennedy add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00! new only from $194.29! \| first editions
15	Kosode more books like this by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, Takeshi Nishikawa (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00! new only from $119.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Traditional Kimono Silks more books like this by Anita Yasuda add to wishlist This swatch book is an inspiring visual tour of elegant fabric design using beautiful historic kimono remnants from Japan's Showa Period (1926-1989). More than 400 photographs and detailed captions provide information on motif identification, Japanese history and cultural traditions. The book is organized around favorite Japanese motifs, including ... see all copies from $17.99! new only from $34.95!
17	Tagasode =: Whose Sleeves ...: Kimono from the Kanebo Collection more books like this by Nishimura Hyobu, Japan House Gallery, Joseph S. Hayes add to wishlist see all copies from $9.95! first editions
18	Japanese Detail: Fashion more books like this by Sadao Hibi, Chronicle Books add to wishlist see all copies from $3.14! new only from $58.78! \| first editions
19 view cover	Japanese Kimono Designs more books like this by Diane V Horn add to wishlist The kimono is an acceptance of tradition which ties the wearer to more than nine centuries of Japanese culture, history and protocol. The enormous variations of kimono designs were the creative products of Japanese artists, originating in the imagination and experience of the wealth classes. Traditional designs are an integral part of the Japanese ... see all copies from $4.32! new only from $6.29! \| SVS
20	When Art Became Fashion: Kosode in EDO Period Japan more books like this by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Sharon Sadako Takeda add to wishlist The kosode or "narrow-sleeved robe" is the predecessor of the modern kimono. This book features kosode from Japan's most prestigious collections, many appearing for the first time in the West. see all copies from $23.49! new only from $141.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	Classical Kimono from the Kyoto National Museum: Four Centuries of Fashion more books like this by Yoko Woodson, Shigeki Kawakami add to wishlist This handsome book illustrates and discusses classical kimono, paintings depicting people dressed in splendid robes, lacquered toiletry objects, and personal ornaments from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The garments and objects included here were made for everyday use. They eloquently illustrate the life of the Japanese people during the entire ... see all copies from $35.00!
22 view cover	Japanese Woodblock Kimono Designs in Full Color more books like this by Dover Publications Inc (Creator) add to wishlist This unusual design treasury recaptures the ancient art of the kimono in all its subtle elegance. Authentic designs from a rare-19th-century source include allover patterns, nature scenes, magnificent floral sprays, and other finely detailed motifs. 62 full-color illustrations offer inspiration and browsing pleasure. see all copies from $7.55! new only from $7.55! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Japanese Kimono more books like this by Hugo Munsterberg add to wishlist Dramatically coloured and finely detailed, the kimono conjures up all the elegance and refinement of traditional Japan. No other culture has valued its textiles more highly than the Japanese, who integrated them into religious ceremonies and made costume design a central part of the most celebrated of its art forms, the Noh and kabuki theatres. ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $100.00!
24	Kimono: Japanese Style Designs: Flowers, Animals, Nature more books like this by Wolfgang Hageney (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00!
25 view cover	The Kimono of the Geisha-Diva Ichimaru more books like this by Barry Till, Michiko Warkentyne, Judith Patt add to wishlist From the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria tells of the geisha world, the artful kimonos, and Ichimaru's life story--"she was one of the most famous geisha of twentieth-century Japan--"through a spectacular collection of images and photographs from the Gallery's collection. see all copies from $17.45! new only from $17.45! \| first editions \| SVS

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	Autobiography of a Geisha by Professor Sayo Masuda, Professor G G Rowley (Translator) see all from $1.99! new only from $2.68!