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Treasures from John’s Collection: 朧紅型 Oborobingata

After writing the other segments of John’s Attic, I realized that I probably should present an example of real oborobingata from my collection…after a brief moment of panic, thinking that I might not have one, I went through several dozen … Continue reading

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Textile of the Week: Imitation Bingata (手挿調琉球紅型) 201107

I prefer to think of the sample for this week as being an imitation bingata (紅型) silk rather than a fake, largely because of the quality. While it is not real bingata, and would not have the same sales value … Continue reading

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