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The power of the weave : the hidden meanings of cloth

Title
The power of the weave : the hidden meanings of cloth / Tanaka Yuko ; translated by Geraldine Harcourt.
Author
Tanaka, Yūko, 1952-
Publication
Tokyo : International House of Japan, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Harcourt, Geraldine
  • LTCB International Library Trust.
  • Kokusai Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan)
Description
xiii, 222 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
LTCB international library selection ; no. 32
Uniform Title
  • 布のちから : 江戶から現在へ. English
  • Nuno no chikara : Edo kara ima e. English
  • LTCB international library selection ; no. 32.
Alternative Title
  • 布のちから : 江戶から現在へ.
  • Nuno no chikara : Edo kara ima e.
Subject
  • Textile fabrics > Japan > History
  • Textile fabrics > Social aspects
  • Textile fabrics
  • Japan
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • "LTCB International Library Trust/International House of Japan."
  • Translation of: Nuno no chikara : Edo kara ima e.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.
Contents
Cloth as a medium -- The meanings of cloth -- Cloth and the human body -- The tree of life and the weaving of destiny -- The uses of cloth -- Travels in the world of Japanese weaving
Call Number
JFE 14-7077
ISBN
  • 9784924971349
  • 4924971340
OCLC
883267747
Author
Tanaka, Yūko, 1952- author.
Title
The power of the weave : the hidden meanings of cloth / Tanaka Yuko ; translated by Geraldine Harcourt.
Alternate Script for Uniform Title
布のちから : 江戶から現在へ. English
Publisher
Tokyo : International House of Japan, 2013.
Edition
First English edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
LTCB international library selection ; no. 32
LTCB international library selection ; no. 32.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.
Added Author
Harcourt, Geraldine, translator.
LTCB International Library Trust.
Kokusai Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan)
Research Call Number
JFE 14-7077
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