A vintage Japanese kimono textile color sample book (mihoncho) titled Hagoromo, holding 120 numbered swatches of figured woven kimono fabric in a full range of solid colors. Sample books like this were used by kimono dealers and tailors so that customers could choose a color from actual pieces of the cloth, and complete examples with every swatch still in place are not common. The swatches run from scarlet, crimson, coral, salmon and rose pink through gold, mustard, olive and beige to turquoise, teal, royal blue, violet, purple, plum, grey, brown, navy and black, each with a woven pattern in the same color, including key-fret (sayagata), diagonal lattice, floral vine, wood-grain moire, crackle and fine crepe textures. The last pages hold the darker shades. Photos show the actual item offered.
[Design & Details]
Purple paper-covered boards with a small paper title label on the front reading Hagoromo in brush-style calligraphy. Inside, 10 leaves each carry 12 swatches in two columns within a printed ruled frame, numbered No. 1 to No. 120 in printed type, for 120 swatches in total. The swatches are rectangular pieces of lustrous figured fabric with self-colored woven patterns, mounted directly on the heavy paper leaves.
[Material & Construction]
Stiff paper boards covered in purple paper, with fabric swatches glued onto thick cream paper leaves bound at the spine. The fabric composition, the maker and the year are not stated on the item. Made in Japan.
[Size]
Approximately 25 x 17 cm (9.8 x 6.7 in) closed. Each swatch is approximately 5.5 x 2.5 cm (2.2 x 1 in), estimated from the photos. Weight not measured.
[Condition]
Good used condition for its age: all 120 swatches present with strong colors; scuffing and corner wear on the purple cover, foxing spots on the title label and lightly on the pages, and light soiling and slight waviness at the page edges. Please see the photos for details.
[Included Items]
- Fabric sample book only (1 volume)
[Shipping]
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Ships from Japan with tracking.
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