Made In Kyoto for Africa

It is a little-known fact that, in their heyday, Japanese-made multicolored textiles in an African print style were exported to various African regions, where they were transformed into typical garments, from festive outfits to everyday wear. It was a booming cross-cultural industry, which this book presents in stunning detail and colors, with numerous examples of swatches, archive photographs, and a textile history. In Japanese.

Paperback / 168p / Seigensha