Japanese sewing sample book

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Japanese sewing sample book

Entry/Object ID

2026.5.25

Description

Cloth booklet of stitch techniques. Each stitch is worked in red thread on off-white ground, and labeled by hand in ink. The pages are stitched to a board backing. The cloth is somewhat mottled, likely stained, with something brown.

Category

Sample books

Acquisition

Accession

2026.5

Made/Created

Date made

1946

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Date

Location

Front cover

Transcription

Showa 21

Language

Japanese

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

sample books

Search Terms

embroidery, seaming, sewing

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Sample book

Dimensions

Dimension Description

12 x 19.7 cm

Material

Fabric, Thread

Color

Off White, Red

Location

Room

Studio