Royal Persian & Kashmir Brocades

Kyoto: Senshoku to Seikatsusha Publishing Co., Ltd, 1975. First printing. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Folio. XXXII, 76, [2]pp (text), 104 leaves (color plates). Original pictorial dust-jacket over green cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Book housed in its original decorative paper covered slipcase, with black lettering on spine. Color frontispiece portrait of the Emperor and Empress of Iran. This somptuous work introduces the reader to the mysterious fascination and sublime grandeur of one of the Orient's most noteworthy cultural legacies: the royal woolen brocades and embroideries of Iran and Kashmir. It includes 104 striking color plates produced by advanced heliotype printing plus a detailed scientific account of the art. The book describes the history of the traditional arts of weaving and dyeing woolen brocades as practiced in Iran and Kashmir. Minor shelf wear. Dust-jacket slightly creased, and with tiny closed tears at head and tail of spine. Slipcase and dust-jacket in overall good+, binding and interior in very good condition.