KIMONO. Reflections of Art Between Japan and the West

“KIMONO. Reflections of Art Between Japan and the West” is the catalog of the exhibition organized by the Museo del Tessuto in Prato, in collaboration with the Museo della Moda e delle Arti in Gorizia, and has received the prestigious patronage of the Embassy of Japan in Italy. The exhibition features 50 kimonos, both male and female, from the first half of the 20th century, from the exclusive private collection of Lydia Manavello. Along with woodblock prints, engravings, paintings, and textiles from important collections and unpublished archives of the Museum, the exhibition documents the evolution of economic and cultural relations between Europe and Japan since the mid-16th century.