"Travel back in time to learn about the artistry on perhaps the world's most iconic traditional garment--the kimono. Experience the rich and vibrant history of this simple yet sophisticated garment and the skill, tradition, symbolism, and art it represents through over 600 images. Displayed on over 100 full-page color images are supreme examples of the kimono, representing the best from the world's private and museum collections. These kimonos were created during arguably its greatest artistic peak, in the period 1905 through 1960, when great Japanese aesthetic traditions were in dynamic conversation with avant-garde art from the West. Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan 1905-1960 not only boasts the most thorough representation of kimono art to date, but in addition, about two hundred of early to mid-20th century vintage ethnographic images of geisha, actresses, models, and citizens, all wearing artistic examples of the iconic garment, plus over 100 original illustrations dating back to the early 1900s."-- On back of cover.
Kimonos--Pattern design--Japan--20th century