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Japanese Kimono Designs (International Design Library)

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This is a small collection of some black and white examples of kimono. It may be useful for clip art, and general reference, as the images are lovely.

It is not, however, going to be helpful in researching Kimono for historic, costuming, or other purposes. It contains no text, only the large images. I think a basic book of Japanese/Oriental clip art would be more helpful. I have to give it credit though, for being inexpensive, and focusing on kimono in many forms.

While this book gives a nice, simple, literally black and white overview of kimonos, there's simple not *enough* material. There could be more variety. However it is simple in the fact that there's no text, providing you with less distraction if you're really more of a visual person.

Also, if you assumed this was a coloring book as I did, you'll be poorly dissapointed. Technically it could be used as one, but there's too much black area for it be used as such. If you could, get this book second hand for 2 or less dollars or a thrift shop, or from [...], where I got it.