Japanese pattern book, early 19th c, cataloguing stencil patterns that could be printed onto fabric for a kimono
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I would, too! Those books used to be printed on raw silk fabric, I think. It made the dye last longer.
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Ottoman textile design from the Topkapi Museum, Istanbul
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Once again you have hit the spot with another wonderful image that I haven't seen before. Thank you so much!
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Patterns and designs that wouldn't look out of place today.
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