Shiko (a book of fabric designs for ladies' kimonos

Designer Designed by Shiko Okada Japanese

1910

Not on view

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Title: Shiko (a book of fabric designs for ladies' kimonos
Designer: Designed by Shiko Okada (Japanese, early 20th century)
Date: 1910
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Edward S. Ely, 1964
Object Number: 64.646.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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