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Japanese Kimono Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls)

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Out of all Ming-ju Sun's illustrated books, I like this one the best. There are 26 costumes, all of which are wonderfully detailed. There are explanations and descriptions of all of the kimonos. There are two paper dolls, one facing to the left and the other facing to the right. For almost each costume, there is an ornate head piece-a wig of sorts. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in Kimonos or simply Japanese Art. This is a nice book just to have on the shelf where you can flip through it and look at the pictures. I don't, however, recommend cutting the costumes out. Some of the details on the head pieces and on the kimonos may be lost. A real treasure and a great value. Buy it today!

I consider this to be more of a coffee table book than an actual paper doll book. The costumes are gorgeous with really great details and remind me a lot of old Japanese woodblock prints. However, if you or your child really want to cut these out for play or display, I would recommend scanning or copying the costume pages separately so that you can play with them but not ruin the whole book.

You have to hand it to Tom Tierney, his descriptions and the information he offers on his paper dolls are first class. Ming-Ju Sun has made really lovely paper dolls, and if I just wanted some paper dolls I'd be very happy. But I also want to find out about the fabrics and layers and traditional fabrics for the season...

I use the Dover books for detailed digitation for embroidery designs!
Very well researched....
Artists of all kind will enjoy

Wow--I had this book when I was a little girl. The warnings of the other reviewers are quite correct: it's heck trying to cut out those fiddly little details, and a lot of bits got lost. These are dolls for admiring, not playing with. Having said that, the level of detail and color in the costumes is wonderful, simply beautiful. Even if they *were* a bit fiddly, I had a great time with them as a child!

This book of richly colored paper dolls is great for anyone interested in Japanese history or fashion. Also great for teachers doing units on Japan and Aisa. The dolls in the book are designed after prints by Japanese artists. In the back of the book it describes and tells the history of each of the kimonos. It also contains a small history of the Kimono and Japanes clothing. There are 26 kimonos and 2 dolls.