ISBN:
9784924971349
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 222 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. Engl. ed
Series Statement:
Chōgin kokusai raiburarī sōsho 32
Series Statement:
LTCB international library selection
Uniform Title:
Nuno no chikara 〈engl.〉
DDC:
746.0952
Keywords:
Textile fabrics History
;
Textile fabrics Social aspects
;
Japan
;
Kleidung
;
Soziokultureller Faktor
;
Textilien
;
Webarbeit
Abstract:
I dreamed of cloth: by way of an introduction -- 1. Cloth as a medium -- 2. The meanings of cloth -- 3. Cloth and the human body -- 4. The 'Tree of Life' and the 'Weaving of destiny' -- 5. The uses of cloth -- 6. Travels in the world of Japanese weaving
Note:
"Originally appeared in Japanese as Nuno no chikara: Edo kara ima e (Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun Publications, 2010)"--T.p. verso
,
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index
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