Kenichi Kawakatsu "Kimono"


Photographs from the 1936 and 1956 editions


  1936 no. 1 Front cover
1936 no. 2 Color photo opposite title page
1936 no. 3 Title page
1936 no. 4 Woman wearing furisode looking in a mirror
1936 no. 5 "Dainty maiko - one of Japan's loveliest creations"
1936 no. 6 "Kimono surrounded by nature"
1936 no. 7 "The Young Idea in kimono at 'Doll's Festival'"
1936 no. 8 "Man's dress in Archaic Age (prior to 552 AD)"
1936 no. 9 "Court ladies of the Heian Period playing Go."
1936 no. 10 "Tokugawa period costumes (17th and 18th centuries)"
1936 no. 11 Names of kimono parts
1936 no. 12 Wedding kimono display in a Tokyo department store
1936 no. 13 Furisode display
1936 no. 14 "Young unmarried lady in long-sleeved kimono with butterfly-winged obi"
1936 no. 15 Bride dressed in black wedding furisode
1936 no. 16 Woman in shibori haori sewing a kimono
1936 no. 17 "Young ladies' walking-out kimono"
1936 no. 18 "Best zouri for young ladies"
1936 no. 19 Same bride as in no. 15, accompanied by senior attendants
1936 no. 20 Front and back views of different kimono worn with obi
1936 no. 21 "Otaiko musubi or 'drum-tie' obi knot"
1936 no. 22 "Hinagiku musubi or 'marguerite tie' obi knot"
1936 no. 23 Back view of a maiko with shibori and embroidered fans obi
1936 no. 24 How to tie an otaiko musubi: step one (datejime)
1936 no. 25 How to tie an otaiko musubi: step two (wind around waist)
1936 no. 26 How to tie an otaiko musubi: step three (tie musubime)
1936 no. 27 How to tie an otaiko musubi: step four (fold up the tare)
1936 no. 28 How to tie an otaiko musubi: step five (put on obi makura and obiage)
1936 no. 29 How to tie an otaiko musubi: step six (create otaiko, insert te)
1936 no. 30 How to tie an otaiko musubi: final result
1936 no. 31 "Various kinds of haori seen at family party"
1936 no. 32 "Young couple, dressed in haori at domestic tête-à-tête"
1936 no. 33 Young women in yukata
1936 no. 34 Little girl in yukata with parasol
1936 no. 35 "Foreign guests in Japan" in yukata
1936 no. 36 Same wedding kimono as seen in no.'s 15 and 19, same woman as no. 16!
1936 no. 37 "Dyed kimono materials hanging out to dry"
1936 no. 38 "Embroidering of kimono material"
1936 no. 39 "Fashions Change" with Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras
1936 no. 40 "Group of young dancers reflected in mirror"
1936 no. 41 Young girls at New Year's celebration
1936 no. 42 Young women playing cards at New Year's
1936 no. 43 "Spring setting in which classical kimono and modern dress are at their best"
1936 no. 44 "Fashions change but Buddha remains immutable" :)
1936 no. 45 Friends passing; foreign guests receiving tea
1936 no. 46 "Kimono in perfect Japanese autumn scene at Nara"
1936 no. 47 "Meditations in the Meiji Memorial Park at Tokyo"
1936 no. 48 "Many women study Japanese School of painting"
1936 no. 49 People admiring a painting at an exhibition
1936 no. 50 Back inside cover

1956 page 21 Color photo of young woman in sky-blue furisode
1956 page 22 Same young woman viewed from the side
1956 page 23 Semi-formal furisode; houmongi ("calling dress")
1956 page 25 Black bridal furisode
1956 page 26 Color photo of "a typical bridal costume"
1956 page 27 Back view of same bridal costume (also in color)
1956 page 38 "A young matron's ceremonial susomoyou" (kurotomesode)
1956 page 42 How to Wear Kimono: Steps 1 and 2
1956 page 43 How to Wear Kimono: Steps 3, 4 and 5
1956 page 44 How to Wear Kimono: Steps 6 and 7 (putting on the obi)
1956 page 45 How to Wear Kimono: Steps 8 and 9 (tying the obi)
1956 page 46 How to Wear Kimono: Steps 10 and 11 - final results
1956 page 64 Two maiko
1956 page 68 Four photographs of "outing kimono" worn with haori
1956 page 97 "Kimono with a bold hem pattern suits a Western style room"
1956 page 99 Kimono throughout the seasons (four photos)
1956 page 100 "Two designs popular with middle-aged women"
1956 page 101 "Striped and checked designs are popular with old and young"
1956 page 130 Three photos: two of "modern kimono" and one of a Western woman in furisode