An album in two accordion volumes with 33 finely hand-painted illustrations of kimono, each on a silk fabric panel (335 x 245 mm.), all within gold frames, mounted in two albums (365 x 270 mm.). Two vols. Large 4to, orig. patterned silk over boards. N.p.: n.d. [Japan: ca. 1868-1910].
These two albums contain 33 beautifully hand-painted illustrations, in rich and unfaded colors, of kimono, for various seasons and ceremonies. The endpapers of each volume are speckled with gold leaf.
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