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Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Textile Sample Book 'Shima Cho'

$2,350
£1,783.13
€2,038.85
CA$3,282.31
A$3,649.49
CHF 1,905.56
MX$44,423.12
NOK 24,314.11
SEK 22,781.16
DKK 15,216.28
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About the Item

This is a rare example of a "Shima-cho", which is a Japanese kimono textile fabric swatch book dating from the late 19th century. The book has fifteen pages with between 280 and 300 fabric samples of hand spun cottons with a vegatable Indigo dye. They were made either to be used as a commercial sample book or they were kept as records of a families own designs and weaves. It is a remarkable historical record and will be of much interest to collectors of textiles or those who are involved with textile design in the 21st century.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1890s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    North Yorkshire, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU899628898572

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