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Kimono Pattern Book (hinagata)Meiji period (1868 -1912), 1902

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Worn Japanese stab-bound book cover in aged olive-gray paper with a vertical title strip bearing cursive Japanese script in black ink, and a white label reading "18" in the upper right corner
Album leaf with bold Chinese calligraphy in cursive script, six large black characters arranged in two columns on aged cream paper, with a small red seal stamp in the upper right corner.
Bound album opened to show two pages: left page with Japanese cursive kana calligraphy in flowing brushwork, right page with larger bold characters and two red square seals
Printed book open to a page with fluid Chinese calligraphy in black ink on cream paper, with two red seal impressions in the upper right corner.
Japanese woodblock print depicting a flat black kimono garment with a winding white stream and small figures rendered on its surface, surrounded by silhouetted grasses and flowering plants against a pale ground; vertical column of Japanese calligraphy at left.
Japanese woodblock print on a bound album page; large black rectangular fields dominate the composition, with a pale skull resting among white grass tufts at center, crossed by a thin green diagonal line; faint gold figures emerge from dark foliage in the upper right; vertical column of Japanese calligraphy at left.
Woodblock-printed album page depicting a fox or small animal crouching low among tall grasses beneath drooping willow branches, with bold black ink areas suggesting shadow or water; vertical column of Japanese text at right.
Japanese woodblock print depicting a black rabbit leaping across stylized dark ocean waves, with a pale full moon rising above the horizon; vertical column of Japanese text at left margin; purple band and partial floral motif visible at top edge.
Woodblock-printed book open to an illustration of a black kimono decorated with white pine branches, cranes in flight, and brushstroke wave patterns; vertical column of Japanese text at right margin.
Woodblock-printed book page showing a kimono design in pale blue and cream, decorated with bare willow branches, a spider web, and two bats in flight; horizontal Japanese text above the design.
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread showing a winter scene: snow-covered rocks and a stream in the foreground with small birds, bamboo behind a striped sudare reed blind, white snowflakes scattered throughout; vertical column of Japanese cursive script at left margin; salmon-colored border.
Woodblock-printed illustration in an open bound volume, depicting a black kimono with white snow-spatter pattern, layered over striped sudare blinds in green, white, and blue, with colorful fabric glimpsed at lower left; vertical column of Japanese text at top.
Japanese woodblock-printed book page showing two hanging textile panels suspended from a horizontal rod, with an orange-corded sword at right. Left panel features green lattice and floral brocade patterns; right panel displays densely clustered maple leaves in orange, blue, and green above chrysanthemums in white and yellow. Orange tassels hang from the rod. Vertical column of Japanese script at left.
Woodblock-printed album page depicting layered textile compositions: a green floral-patterned fabric at left, a vibrant panel of multicolored autumn maple leaves at upper right, bold red fabric with a crane motif at center, and a low lacquered table with a blue cord and ink stone at lower right.
Printed page from a bound Japanese publication, featuring a bold black graphic design framing a circular vignette with yellow gradient. Inside, a bust-length figure of a bald, bearded man in robes, rendered in expressive ink line work. Vertical column of Japanese text at left margin.
Title
Kimono Pattern Book (hinagata)
Place Made
Japan, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto
Date Made
Meiji period (1868 -1912), 1902
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
14 × 9 1/2 × 3/4 in. (35.56 × 24.13 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Rich
Accession Number
M.2021.232.289
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles