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Textiles of Japan: The Thomas Murray Collection Chagall social displacement and the absenceFrom rugged Japanese firemen's ceremonial robes and austere rural work wear to colourful, delicately patterned cotton kimonos, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Japan's rich tradition of textiles. Textiles are an eloquent form of cultural expression and of great importance in the daily life of a people, as well as in their rituals and ceremonies. The traditional clothing and fabrics featured in this book were made and used in the islands of