France: Adam Biro, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.

No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Small Folio, 12.5 inches tall;  157 pages with appendixes, indexes. 150 illustrations; 120 in color.

New / New. Item #15648

Discusses and illustrates only three kinds of Japanese garments: kosode, the robes of the wealthy; shozoku, the costumes worn by actors in the No theater; and kesa, garments worn by Buddhist clerics.

These garments are the finest and most elaborate of all Japanese garments, considered a form of art in their society and worn only by privileged groups.

Each type is considered in a separate section, with defining features and variations explained in a straightforward, readable text. The types are then illustrated with beautiful examples dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries and now preserved as museum pieces.

Price: $49.95