{"product_id":"antique-japanese-brocade-sample-book","title":"Antique Japanese Brocade Sample Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare and beautiful sample book in the traditional concertina format with a donsu fabric cover and handwritten title label.   The title translates to 'Antique Textile Sample Handbook'. It measures 16.5 x 20.5 x 4cm closed and is 285cm long when fully opened.  It contains approximately 130 samples of meibutsugire  weaving samples  - mostly kinran and donsu. These were highly valued brocades which were used for tea ceremony items, scroll backings, religious t\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eextiles etc,  and samples were often saved in albums such as this. Most of them have floral designs, with some traditional geometric patterns as well.  The size of the samples varies but are mostly strips approx 3cm x 20cm with one larger square sample on the opening page. There are two blank pages at the end of the book. The samples and the book itself are in excellent condition, but the edges of the pages have darkened with age and there is some wear on the edges of the cover.  It's a little difficult to date but probably Meiji period (late 19th to very early 20th century) with some of the samples possibly older.  This is a wonderful item to display, study or just treasure as a wonderful piece of Japanese textile history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrice includes GST and shipping within Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wafu Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643029373090,"sku":null,"price":875.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0342\/4740\/9797\/files\/meibutsugiresamplebook_5_-Copy.jpg?v=1789108148","url":"https:\/\/www.wafuworks.com.au\/products\/antique-japanese-brocade-sample-book","provider":"Wafu Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}