Japanese Fishermen's Coats from Awaji Island (UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0930741862 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sharon Sadako Takeda is senior curator and head of the Department of Costume and Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Luke Roberts is an associate professor of Japanese history at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Very pleased with this book Very pleased with this book. Great source for research of sashiko and sakiori - for those interested in textiles rather than diy crafts.These books on Japanese traditional workwear are comparatively rare and I have bought most I could find. I recommend this book, it is definitely one of the better ones, along with "Mottainai: The Fabric of Life Lessons in Frugality from Traditional Japan" and "Riches from Rags" titles.. Beautiful photographs CR Featured in this book are many beautiful examples of mingei textiles from a particular region and period in history. The focus may be narrow, but for students of textile design and sashiko in particular, this is a rather helpful book. The first essay is a bit dry, but necessary for fully understanding the factors (time, place, economy, culture) that contributed to the construction of these garments.I would suggest this more for a serious textile and/or historical garment design student. It is certainly n. Emma Howard said Indigo dyed Fishermen's work coats. I spent "Indigo dyed Fishermen's work coats" according to Emma Howard. I spent 2 weeks researching indigo dyed Japanese fishermen's coats while preparing for a new design in my own work. In doing so I found vintage photographs of men who fished for a living in Japan. They wore coats to protect themselves from the elements,made by the women in their lives who also mended them ,using the art of stitching to hold together layers of fabric.The fabrics that they used to mend with were from other garments,all in blues from indigo.This books has a collection of these coats that tr. weeks researching indigo dyed Japanese fishermen's coats while preparing for a new design in my own work. In doing so I found vintage photographs of men who fished for a living in Japan. They wore coats to protect themselves from the elements,made by the women in their lives who also mended them ,using the art of stitching to hold together layers of fabric.The fabrics that they used to mend with were from other garments,all in blues from indigo.This books has a collection of these coats that tr
Luke Roberts is an associate professor of Japanese history at the University of California, Santa Barbara.. About the Author Sharon Sadako Takeda is senior curator and head of the Department of Costume and Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A lasting contribution to the study of Japanese textiles and to the cultural history of the Inland Sea region, this volume presents a historical ethnography of the fishing villages that produced the sashiko no donza, or fisherman's coat. It provides as well an in-depth analysis of regional textile production, the sashiko tradition in the village of Hokudan, and the iconography of the eloquently stitched designs that appear on the coats.