Splendor of the Dragon
Subtitle: costumes of the Ryukyu kingdom : published on the occasion of an exhibition organized in cooperation with the Okinawa Prefectural Museum
By: by Gloria Gonick ; with an essay by Ichiko Yonamine.
Contributors: Yonamine, Ichiko.; Craft and Folk Art Museum.; Okinawa Kenritsu Hakubutsukan.
Publisher: Craft and Folk Art Museum
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Clothing and dress -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands -- Exhibitions; Kimonos -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Los Angeles [1995], Craft & Folk Art Museum. Stiff color wrs very good, 48p., glossary, bibliography, 96 items catalogued many color & b.w. photos, co-author I. Yonamine. A very unusual and esoteric monograph dealing with the great beauty of Okinawan textiles & costumes of the island. From the 96 excellent examples of Kimono, Obi, yardage, stencil-ed cloth, dresses et al, one gets the distinct image of a very unique design from the Okinawans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47).
Catalog of an exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Nov. 11, 1995-Jan. 14, 1996.
Errata slip inserted.