 Material related to costumes and the Costume Museum The Costume Museum is selling books written and directed by the first director of the museum Izutsu Gafu. This invaluable collection of books provides detailed research into the period costumes of Japan.
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This is an English CD-ROM from the visual book "Life at Genji's Palace
Rokujo-in" which has already been released, and is based upon a
Japanese novel written in the early 11th century. The main menu guides
you to 5 sections --- the explanation of The Tale of Genji, the life
style, costume, architecture and furnishings. Please enjoy seeing the
life of the nobility in ancient Japan.
The book introduces the scale model discussed here on this site. Explaining the exhibition, the book gives detailed information concerning the variety of culture of the Heian period along with many colorful pictures.Twenty views are selected from among the stories of The day of theRokujyo-in and made into chapters in the book.Each of the chapters goes into detail concerning the architecture, clothing, furniture, costumes, culture and similar themes represented in the story. The book makes it easy and fun to understand the life of the nobility during the Heian Period. The book also acts as a guide book to related historic sites allowing the reader to follow along with Genji throughout The Tale of Genji. Although the Costume Museum provides its
guests with a deep understanding of the Japanese culture from many viewpoints based in large part on its research into costumes and
their ornaments, this book provides even deeper insights. Be assured that the book's approach to the inter-relationships between the furniture, the architecture, the daily life, and the history of the Japanese people will
deepen your understanding. Please enjoy this book along with the museum.
Written by a leading authority on the history of Japanese costumes, this book provides the reader with detailed information concerning the changes in clothes and their accessories throughout the history of Japan. Filled with richly colored photographs and illustrations, this book will prove itself invaluable to the library of any person wishing to delve more into Japanese culture.
The contents of the Costume Museum have been placed on colored 35 millimeter slides, each of which has been provided with detail description and explanation along with definitions for special words.
This 146-page book does an expert job on reviewing the history of clothing for Japanese women in an expert and authoritative way while still maintain ease of understanding.
This book provides detailed illustrations of the manners, official positions, laws, clothing, and costumes worn in the ancient nobility and samurai of Japan society. Wall-chart illustrations make these extremely suitable for educational material. Photographs show life-sized dolls dressed in restored clothing.