Title Japanese Embroidery
Japanese Title 日本の刺繍
Author Saito Iwao The Fouder of Kurenaikai 斎藤馨 紅会
Size 37cm*51cm Weight 9kg
This is a super deluxe and limited edition.It is composed of 3 volumes.(2 plate collections and 1 pattern collection).
This series is composed of 3 tiltes-Japanese Embroidery,Japanese Embroidery Sequel Edition and New Japanese Embroidery.All of them are hard to find even in Japan.
In the preface to this book,Iwao Saito says,
'When we think about the beautiful things we make by our hands, the embroidery is the greatest one. Embroidery was brought into Japan over 1600 years ago, and sometimes it was prohibited because of the luxiriousness. However, it's still alive brightly like a phoenix'
If you are interested in Japanese Embroidery,it is a must-have-book.
