Kimono and the Colors of Japan New Printing Edition Pie InternationalPaperback
Kimono and the Colors of Japan New Printing Edition Pie InternationalPaperback This distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their…
Specifikacia Kimono and the Colors of Japan New Printing Edition Pie InternationalPaperback
Kimono and the Colors of Japan New Printing Edition Pie InternationalPaperback
This distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their use in kimono. Each spread presents a single color showing a page-wide photo of a kimono accompanied by a description of the color and its meaning in the context of Japanese culture. The Japanese sensibility is immediately aparent in the classification of the nine traditional color categories of red, green, pink, blue, brown, purple, yellow, black/white, and gold/silver.
Each category presents what individual colors express or signify. The author explains, "We organized the kimono and obi (sash) according to what I like to call 'Japanese Kokoro no Iro', colors of the Japanese heart. For example, we use white, black and gold as an expression of cheer.
Red indicates the sun, blood, and fire. White, black, and silver express sadness." With the knowledge of both Western and
Japan beyond the Kimono