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Partner at Yorke Antique Textiles (est. 2004) | Specialist in antique Japanese kimono and ceremonial textiles | Passionate about Japanese art, ethnology, and the stories textiles carry through time. https://www.yorkeantiquetextiles.com/
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This chirimen silk kimono showcases sarasa-style batik-like chintz patterns, enhanced with gold-daubed paint highlights. 1940-1960, Japan

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Artist: Shufu Miyamoto Title: Moonlight Over The Lake Date: 1999 Japan

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Cherry blossom - Japan by 1Q78 on Flickr.

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Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis, Japan 18-19th century

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Japanese Imploring a Divinity. Photography by Jean Leon Gerome

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Shibata Zeshin - Courtesan (Oiran 花魁 ), 1880, Japan

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Sword Guard with a Crab in Openwork Muromachi period, 16th century, Japan Gift of Mr. Kawada Ryōkichi Tokyo National Museum

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Courtesan, 1880-1910, Japan

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Takahashi Biho— Two Crows Flying Through a Snowstorm, 1890s, Japan

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Suizan Kurokawa - Untitled photo, Japan, ca. 1906.

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Print from the series “Modern Versions of the Five Women". Ukiyo-e woodblock print, about 1830’s, Japan, by artist Keisai Eisen.

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Blossoming trees, springtime, by the Heian Shrine dedicated to the spirits of the first and last emperors. Kyoto, Japan. Image via Miyuki Nakamura of Pinterest

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Shibori Dounuki, 1926-1940, Japan. This silk under-kimono showcases intricate patterns created using the shibori technique.

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Two women wearing kimono, geta and traditional hairstyles bow to each other at the entrance gate to Genkyu-en Gardens (玄宮園) in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. Nobukuni Enami, 1890s, hand colored glass slide, Duits Collection.

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Tokuhire Meiji 16 (1883), Japan Tokyo National Museum

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This chirimen rinzu silk kimono presents a captivating interplay between plain and intricately designed flower-complex stream motifs. 1912-1940, Japan

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Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-2000) , Japan - Cat

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Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya. Ukiyo-e woodblock print, about 1830’s, Japan, by artist Keisai Eisen.

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Cherry Blossom Train, Japan photo via bethanne

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This fine meisen silk kimono showcases elegant wave motifs. early 20th century, Japan

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Momote-shiki, an archery ritual to commemorate Seijin-no-hi (Coming-of-Age Day) in the precincts of Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan by ajpscs

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“Zuiryuji Temple”, Japan. Photography by Mark Bolton | Redbubble

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Ring-shaped Pommel, Dragon pair design Kofun period, 6th century, Japan Gift of Aichi Prefecture Tokyo National Museum

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Kakosai, Inro with fish and a netsuke with chrysanthemums, c.1850-1900, Japan

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Portrait of two girls. Hand-colored photo, 1904-1905, Japan, by photographer Julian Cochrane.

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This rinzu (damask) silk kimono displays abstract yellow yabane (arrow feather) and lattice motifs. 1900-1926, Japan.

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Wall Vase Japan. Late Edo period. 10" x 4 ½" - 25 x 12cm A particularly unusual flower vase conceived from a rotting bamboo stem node. The vase being investigated by large spotted lacquered spiders. Signed at rear in red lacquer: Kinjo Ikkokusai. Brandt Asian Art

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Torii gate on the shores of Japan, about 1905, Japan, by photographer Herbert Ponting

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Dance practice, January 2012, Tokyo, Japan. Photographer Stephane Barbery

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Forest path, Hachimontai, Japan. Photographer “Jasohill” of Flickr

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This bold rinzu (damask) silk kimono showcases stenciled fan motifs on a blue background. The multiple sensu (folding fans) in this design provide a platform for Japanese artists to infuse subordinate themes into a larger design context, as seen here. 1912-26, Japan

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Sode no. Ukiyo-e woodblock print, about 1830’s, Japan, by artist Keisai Eisen.

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Yogi Bedspread Edo period, 18th/19th century, Japan Tokyo National Museum

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Kyoto, Japan | inack85

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Boys Ceremonial Kimono, 1868-1900, Japan. This silk padded miyamairi kimono, worn for ceremonial coming-of-age anointment at a Shinto shrine. It has an unusually long length and features two prominent motifs: pine and crane, symbolizing auspicious themes. Crafted using sumi-e and painting techniques

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The Fourth Month, A Lady of the Enkyō Era (1744-48), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections 1894, Japan Mizuno Toshikata

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Itō Shinsui (1898-1972)— 太夫 (courtesan of the highest rank), Japan

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Furisode. Early to mid-Meiji period (1868-1900), Japan. Kyoto National Museum

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2018 geiko, gion kobu, Satsuki, Japan

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Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲?, 1716–1800) was a Japanese painter of the mid-Edo period when Japan had closed its doors to the outside world. Many of his paintings concern traditionally Japanese subjects, particularly chickens and other birds.

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Atsuita Garment (Noh costume) Flagstone and treasure design Edo period, 19th century, Japan Tokyo National Museum

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This chirimen silk kimono, dry to the touch, showcases fatsia leaf motifs and vertical damask stripes. 1912-1926, Japan.

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Geisha going for a ride, 1898, Japan.

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Oni Group Japan. Meiji period. A whimsical bronze and mixed metal pair of Oni (devilish creatures), dressed in tied sashes, holding aloft a crystal ball. With gold eyes and gilt bracelets and anklets. Supported on a bronze plinth. Brandt Asian Art

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A Japanese Samurai in traditional armour holding a long bow in 1863

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From Memoirs of a Geisha

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Tower of Power done by female Sumo wrestlers, early 1900s. Japan

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This textured-silk rinzu kimono displays uncommon yet striking shibori-technique patterning. 1950-1970, Japan

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Ōide Tōkō (Japanese, 1841–1905, Japan) - 猫に蜘蛛図 (Cat Watching a Spider), c. 1888-1892 Paintings: Album Leaf, Ink, Color on Silk

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