Miyako no omokage : bekkō kyōzome / Kamisaka Yoshitaka cho ga
Miyako no omokage is a Japanese pattern book of kimono designs published in Kyoto in 1890 by Tanaka Jihei and written and drawn by Kamisaka Yoshitaka, intended for dyers, weavers and designers. Its pictures show outlined kimono with stencil-like colour, bamboo, pine, plum blossoms, swallows, cranes and waves, with patterns placed across hems and sleeves that a designer could borrow for textile or surface repeats.
