Gift Wrapping with Textiles: Stylish Ideas from Japan

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781568365695
  • Weight: 363g
  • Dimensions: 192 x 261mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Sep 2015
  • Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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In Japanese culture, it is customary to put as much care into the wrapping of a gift as into choosing the gift itself. Using techniques that have been part of Japanese tradition for centuries, this work offers practical ideas for the Japanese art of wrapping with cloth. It also includes sections on cloth selection, tying techniques, and more. In Japanese culture, it is customary to put as much care into the wrapping of a gift as into choosing the gift itself. The way a gift is wrapped and the material in which it is presented are considered expressions of the
CHIZUKO MORITA created her own style of wrapping with textiles that’s very contemporary, yet preserves the techniques of the centuries-old Japanese tradition of wrapping for gift-giving. She has taught her techniques to Americans and Europeans in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Boston, and appears regularly on Japan’s public television channel, NHK. This is her seventh book on wrapping, and her first in English.

SHUICHI YAMAGATA is a photographer based in Kyoto. He specializes in shooting kimono, jewelry, cooking, Japanese fashion, and other items.

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