Kimono design depicting two horsemen hunting a white hare, in the background the Fujiyama. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, one margin thin and wavy, two small stains. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting a riverscape with a literati studying in his boat, observed by a Manchurian crane. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, small tear, reverse: one margin with paper residue. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting a couple Mandarin ducks in a wintry landscape. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, reverse: one margin with wavy and thin paper. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting a samurai and two attendants near a waterfall. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, small color stain, reverse: one margin with paper residue. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting a group of okame Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, one margin fixed to a blank leaf. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting two persons at a seashore viewing the sunset. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, reverse: one margin with paper residue. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting drama group. Sumptuously printed with gold. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed, reverse: one margin a little bit thin. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design depicting landscape with Manchurian cranes. Sumptuously printed with blindprinting. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These sample books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, reverse: one margin a little bit thin. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design with Manchurian cranes. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed and creased, reverse: one margin with paper residue. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.
Kimono design with fan and plum blossom. Lavishly printed with gold and silver, one margin fixed to monochrome woodblock print containing the index of the booklet. Single leaf from a textile design book for the kimono trade, originally with 25 prints, produced 1900 in Kyoto. These pattern books were sent by the manufacturer to the shops so that potential customers could see the available assortment. Condition: binding holes, slightly yellowed. Dimension: 23.2 cm x 32.4 cm.