[SUIKAN: AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT SCROLL OF JAPANESE CEREMONIAL COSTUMES AND ACCESSORIES].Biblio.com
礼装肉筆絵巻. Reisō nikuhitsu emaki. Heian Period Ceremonial Costumes - Illustrated Scroll.
1902ref. 221072Japan. Meiji 35 1902. Delicate manuscript scroll on washi finely painted in colour and black and white 28 x 475cm. A little occaisonal browning. Very good. Dating from March 1902 this beautifully illustrated scroll extends to almost 500cm depicting ceremonial costumes in fine delicate lines and subtle colours. The garments generally known as suikan 水干 date from the Heian period 794–1192. Detailed notes accompany the illustrations describing sizes cuts folds textiles and colours while further drawings show some of the textile weaves. Ceremonial accessories including a bow arrows and hats are also illustrated in colour. The scroll was copied from a manuscript whose source is not recorded. . unknown
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