{"product_id":"kimono-and-the-colors-of-japan-new-printing-edition-9784756250186","title":"Kimono and the Colors of Japan (New Printing Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their use in kimono.\u003c\/b\u003e The Japanese sensibility is immediately apparent in the classification of the nine traditional color categories of red, green, pink, blue, brown, purple, yellow, black\/white, and gold\/silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach spread in \u003ci\u003eKimono and the Colors of Japan\u003ci\u003e presents a single color showing a page-wide photo of a kimono accompanied by a description of the color and its meaning in the context of Japanese culture. The author explains, \"We organized the kimono and obi (sash) according to what I like to call 'Japanese Kokoro no Iro', colors of the Japanese heart. Each category presents what individual colors express or signify. For example, we use white, black and gold as an expression of cheer. Red indicates the sun, blood, and fire. White, black, and silver express sadness.\" With the knowledge of both Western and traditional Japanese fashion cultures, Yumioka presents and describes his collection in an easily accessible style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePie International:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePIE International\u003c\/b\u003e is a publisher based in Tokyo that specializes in beautifully illustrated books on design, photography, and graphic art, as well as Japanese art books, and comic art books.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYumoto, Katsumi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eKatsumi Yumioka\u003c\/b\u003e started his career as a freelance hair and make-up artists. His work soon extended in to the world of magazine, CD cover jackets, TV Commercials and more. He also worked his way in to the world of Kimono styling, where he soon started collecting antique kimono. Eventually, Yumioka's collection developed into his kimono antique shop, Ichinokura. Active as an instigator of the Japanese antique Kimono movement, he has vigorously expanded his work, including exhibitions held at the Ginza Matsuya, Yokohama Sogo, and Umeda Hankyu department stores. He is also famous for his patchwork designs using old Japanese cloth. He has published many Kimono books in Japan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pie International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434174976274,"sku":"9784756250186","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff7b13a0-ccf0-4a5f-8513-fa413c4cb4a0.jpg?v=1729595104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kimono-and-the-colors-of-japan-new-printing-edition-9784756250186","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}