Collection of hand-painted patterns

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[Collection of hand-painted patterns]

[Illustrator/s unidentified].

[Japan, ca. early Shōwa period (1930s)?].

A collection of 114 pattern designs for fabrics, hand-painted on paper and produced around the 1930s. Some of the patterns (possibly designed for yūzen dyeing) are bound together with paper ties, others are loose. Several (if not all) of the patterns were produced by the Kimono Zuan-sha company based in Kyoto (a few sheet versos display this company's stamp). 

114 leaves, some bound together. Occasional tears, creases, stains, pencil notes by the artist/s, tape repairs, small excisions, and other general wear. Largest sheet measures approx. 39 x 29 cm.

Collection of hand-painted patterns
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