Kyūko zufu. Shokumon no bu
Kyūko zufu, Shokumon no bu is a Japanese pattern book published in Tōkyō by Yūrindō in 1878, during the Meiji period, collecting textile designs for weaving and dyeing workshops. The pages show Japanese and imported fabric patterns in a plain, flat printed style. A designer can take from them the repeat structures of floral scrolls, wave and cloud motifs, and tightly balanced colour pairings such as blue on red and green on purple.
