Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Japanese Embroidery from basic to advanced Imperial Embroidery Artist Akiyama Mitsuo

Title Japanese Embroidery from basic to advanced
Author Mitsuo Akiyama,Imai Mutsuko and more
Publication year 1975

He has studied under Toshitaro Hirano,who is one of the most famous experts on Japanese Embroidery.
Later,he has been in charge of the house of an imperial prince such as Her majesty or Michiko.(Imperial Household Agency Embroidery artist)So it can be said that he is an acknowledged authority on Japanese embroidery.

One of must-have books if you are interested in Japanese Embroidery.This book is recommended by
Japan Library Association.