{"title":"Antique Sample Books and Ledgers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn old Japan, women would create albums filled with samples of their handwoven cotton cloth.  These \u003ci\u003eshima cho\u003c\/i\u003e, or stripe albums, as they are called were meant to be a record of a family's weaving and were intended to act as a reference for future generations.  It is said that a young bride would carry a family \u003ci\u003eshima cho\u003c\/i\u003e with her when she went to live with her husband and his family.  We also show here commercial sample books from the early-to-mid twentieth century as well as old, hand bound ledger books which are filled with hand scrawled calligraphy written on \u003ci\u003ewashi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","products":[{"product_id":"a-hand-made-sample-book-of-stenciled-patterns-xx-swatches","title":"A Hand Made Sample Book of Stenciled Patterns: 60 Swatches","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. early to mid twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\nwhen folded: 12 1\/4\", x 8\", 31 cm x 20 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a good-sized sample book which is hand made from \u003ci\u003ewashi \u003c\/i\u003eor Japanese mulberry fiber paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains 60 individual samples of a kind of stenciled \"\u003ci\u003efaux-kasuri\"\u003c\/i\u003e or ikat patterns, each sample rendered in deep brown dye, and each on a cotton swatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is hard to say what kind of technique was used to create \u003ci\u003efaux-kasuri\u003c\/i\u003e: it may be a kind of mechanized technique or a very facile hand stenciling: although the \u003ci\u003efaux-kasuri\u003c\/i\u003e seems to be done in the \u003ci\u003ekatazome\u003c\/i\u003e or stencil resist dye method, it is more likely that is done using a dye applied directly to cloth through some form of stencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003emihon cho\u003c\/i\u003e or sample book is rich in designs and patterns, and it is a veritable treasure trove of design information--and inspiration!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust lovely.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":89629362,"sku":"","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/MihonChoBrowns1.jpg?v=1571438520"},{"product_id":"a-kasuri-mihon-cho-ikat-sample-brochure","title":"A Kasuri Mihon Cho: Ikat Sample Brochure","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. early to mid twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\nwhen opened: 9 1\/4\" x 13 1\/4\", 23.5 cm x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely, old sample brochure which shows twenty different samples of \u003ci\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e or ikat cotton cloth.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is made of cardboard whose front and back leaves open.\u0026nbsp; In the center is an accordion-folded heavy paper insert to which the twenty samples are attached.\u0026nbsp; Due to use during its life as a dyer's sample book, the cloth hinges which serve to open the leaves are a bit feeble, but they are still intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful book of beautiful \u003ci\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e patterns--and an item that is increasingly hard to find in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":93219132,"sku":"","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/KasuriMihonCho1c.jpg?v=1571438522"},{"product_id":"a-commercial-sample-book-kasuri-swatches","title":"A Commercial Sample Book: Kasuri Swatches","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. early to mid twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\nclosed: 9 1\/2\" x 4 1\/2\", 24 cm x 11.25 cm\u003cbr \/\u003e\nopen: 9 1\/2\" x 13 1\/4\", 24 cm x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a really charming old book of semi-commercial \u003ci\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e dyed cotton samples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book, more of a folio, is made of lightweight cardboard that has been commercially printed; it is formed as an accordion, the center area which holds the twenty fabric swatches extends out in one, long, folded piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is some wear to the folds of the folio, but otherwise this little gem--harder and harder to find in Japan--is in good condition and is still very stable.\u0026nbsp; And is very fun to look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":207022337,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/KasuriMihon1.jpg?v=1571438539"},{"product_id":"a-folio-of-indigo-samples-dyed-cottons","title":"A Folio of Commerical Indigo Samples: Dyed Cottons","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. mid twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\neach leaf as shown as a two page spread: 10\" x 8 1\/4\", 25.5 cm x 20 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very interesting, attractive and curious sample book of commercially produced indigo cotton swatches, thirty-eight in all.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe swatches are affixed to an accordion pleated \"book\" which we have shown in two page segments.\u0026nbsp; This accordion is separate from the lightweight cardboard folio which contains it--the accordion is fully removable from the casing.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover of this folio, which is imprinted in English script reading \"Samples\" also shows a pair of flying cranes is lovely--and when you open this folio the interior mimics that of a Japanese folding screen, showing pine trees and single, flying crane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCriss-crossed cording holds the accordion in place.\u0026nbsp; The actual samples are all extremely subtle and dense iterations of indigo, from pure blue-ish swatches to deep purplish ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very collectible document, and interesting to look at.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":207901464,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/BlueBook1.jpg?v=1571438539"},{"product_id":"a-taisho-era-book-schematic-drawings-for-tea-house-shelves","title":"A Taisho Era Book: Schematic Drawings for Tea House Shelves","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1930\u003cbr \/\u003e\n8 3\/4\" x 6\", 22 cm x 15 cm \u003cbr \/\u003e\n25 leaves or 50 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis slender little book shows page after page of configurations for shelving to be used in a traditional Japanese tea house.\u0026nbsp; \u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\nThe book is hand bound and the paper is cellulose; throughout the book there are worm holes, which can be seen in the accompanying detail photos, and, as well, the bottom, outside corner of the entire book is stained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lovely lesson in Japanese formal interior architecture, with a splendid display of shelving in marvelous scale and proportion to the wall.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":242350956,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/TeaHouseBook1.jpg?v=1571438551"},{"product_id":"a-home-made-stitching-instruction-book-hand-stitched","title":"A Home Made Stitching Instruction Book: \"Basic Stitches\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. mid twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\n13 leaves, each approximately: 3 1\/2\" x 7 1\/4\", 9 cm x 18.25 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an utterly charming, home made book.\u0026nbsp; It shows leaf after leaf of hand sewn \"basic stitches,\" the stitching obviously done by a young girl who is being taught the essentials of sewing.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\nIn the book you will see all sorts of simple stitching--and for those of you who have examined old, Japanese \u003ci\u003efutonji \u003c\/i\u003eor garments, you will notice many of these stitches from your studies of old cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's \"pages\" are of white cotton; the practice stitching is done in red threads.\u0026nbsp; The name of the stitch or its technique is hand lettered in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA really charming--and valuable--document from days gone by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust delightful--and recommended.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":248412592,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/StitchingBook456.jpg?v=1571438552"},{"product_id":"an-antique-daifukucho-well-used-ledger","title":"An Antique Daifukucho: Well-Used Ledger","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\n15\" x 5\" x 2\", 38 cm x 12.5 cm x 5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very nice, old \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, an hand bound, hand written book which could have originally been used for inventories, for accounting, for ledgers or as a record of loans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is thick with many pages, each one filled with hand writing done in \u003ci\u003esumi\u003c\/i\u003e or charcoal-based ink.\u0026nbsp; Its two covers show hand written \u003ci\u003ekanji\u003c\/i\u003e or Chinese characters, and there is evidence of a small burn hole to the back cover and to a few of the pages underneath.\u0026nbsp; Scrawled in ink on of the pages is \"1857\" (in Arabic numerals) which could be either the date this page was written or a numbered tally.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good example of a traditional \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, with its original, intact cording.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":249497546,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/Daifukucho9.jpg?v=1571438553"},{"product_id":"an-old-daifukucho-accounting-book-or-ledger","title":"An Old Daifukucho: Accounting Book or Ledger","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e15\" x 5 1\/4\" x 1 3\/4\", 38 cm x 13.25 cm x 4.5 cm\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very nice, old \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, an hand bound, hand \nwritten book which could have originally been used for inventories, for \naccounting, for ledgers or as a record of loans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is thick with many pages, each one filled with hand writing done in \u003ci\u003esumi\u003c\/i\u003e or charcoal-based ink.\u0026nbsp; Its two abraded covers show hand written \u003ci\u003ekanji\u003c\/i\u003e\n or Chinese characters.\u0026nbsp; There is set of pages which are stitched together in the center, narrow, unbound end of the book.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nA good example of a traditional \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, with its original, intact cording.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReally attractive. \u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":250883424,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/PulsePlazaDaifukucho3.jpg?v=1571438554"},{"product_id":"an-old-ledger-book-daifukucho","title":"An Old Ledger Book: Daifukucho","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e15\" x 5 1\/4\" x 1 3\/4\", 38 cm x 13.25 cm x 4.5 cm\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very nice, old \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, an hand bound, hand \nwritten book which could have originally been used for inventories, for \naccounting, for ledgers or as a record of loans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is thick with many pages, each one filled with hand writing done in \u003ci\u003esumi\u003c\/i\u003e or charcoal-based ink.\u0026nbsp; Its two abraded covers show hand written \u003ci\u003ekanji\u003c\/i\u003e or Chinese characters.\u0026nbsp; \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nA good example of a traditional \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, with its original, intact cording.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\nReally attractive.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr \/\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":252553896,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/YoshikoBook345.jpg?v=1571438555"},{"product_id":"an-early-twentieth-century-accordion-book-dyers-samples","title":"An Early Twentieth Century Accordion Book: Dyer's Samples","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\nas shown, when open: 7\" x 8 1\/2\", 17.75 cm x 21.5 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShown here is a cardboard, accordion-constructed book of color samples from a dye works which was located in Osaka, Japan: the colors shown in the book are not botanical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the book is shown in the accompanying photos, spread open, there are 8 1\/2 such spreads represented in the book, or 17 individual pages of dyed cotton yarns.\u0026nbsp; The book was intended to hold a variety of 102 colored dye swatches, however some samples were lost and the book now contains 99 samples as three are missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course from decades of handling the book has some surface patina and some ingrained dirt from wear, but overall the book is in good condition, with no tearing to the creases,\u0026nbsp; so the book, in general, is intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReally lovely.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":253267147,"sku":"","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/SwatchDyeBook12.jpg?v=1571438555"},{"product_id":"a-blank-old-ledger-book-daifukucho","title":"A Blank Old Ledger Book: Daifukucho","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\n12 3\/4\" x 4 1\/2\" x 3\/4\", 32.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 2 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very nice, old \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, a hand bound, book was meant to be used been used for inventories, for \naccounting, for ledgers or as a record of loans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is medium-thick with mulberry paper pages, and each of the pages is blank\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nA good interesting traditional \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, with its original, intact cording, and one that can certainly be used as a sketchbook, diary or as weft material for \u003ci\u003eshifu \u003c\/i\u003eweaving.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\nReally attractive.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":253267307,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/UnusedLedger9.jpg?v=1571438555"},{"product_id":"an-old-ledger-book-many-blank-pages-and-worm-holes","title":"An Old Ledger Book: Many Blank Pages and Worm Holes","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e13\" x 5\" x 3\", 33 cm x 12.75 cm x 7.5 cm\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an old, \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a hand bound, hand \nwritten book which could have originally been used for inventories, for \naccounting, for ledgers or as a record of loans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is very thick with many pages, about 1\/4 of which show hand writing done in \u003ci\u003esumi\u003c\/i\u003e or charcoal-based ink. The rest of the pages are blank.\u0026nbsp; Its two very abraded covers show hand written \u003ci\u003ekanji\u003c\/i\u003e or Chinese characters.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaves of the book show quite a lot of worm holes, as can be seen in the accompanying photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nA good example of a traditional \u003ci\u003edaifukucho\u003c\/i\u003e, with its original, intact cording.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\nReally attractive.\u0026nbsp;\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":259674470,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/products\/WormholeDaifukucho4.jpg?v=1571438556"},{"product_id":"a-thin-daifukucho-mostly-blank-pages","title":"A Thin Daifukucho: Mostly Blank Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr \/\u003e\n12 3\/4\" x 4 3\/4\" x 3\/4\", 32 cm x 12 cm x 2 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