【Includes Shipping & Regular Price Reduction】Shizuka Kusano's World of Embroidery - Shizuka Kusano Embroidery / Kimono / Obi / Tapestry I am selling this book to organize my collection, which I obtained used. I will also be periodically lowering the price, so please register if you are interested. Please check the condition in the photos as the acquisition date and condition vary. ・Shizuka Kusano's World of Embroidery Author: Shizuka Kusano Kodansha 　Introduction to the Works A culmination of 30 years of Kusano embroidery. The thoughts of each moment are entrusted to the needle, recreating the rich, lustrous beauty woven by silk threads. The heart that loves the classics, the heart that loves nature and loves people, becomes a gorgeous picture, adorning kimonos and obis. 34 exquisite kimonos and 35 obis, each one-of-a-kind in the world, meticulously created by Shizuka Kusano, vividly grace the pages. The works were born from various encounters. 1. Encounters with art, music, and literature 　Noh costumes, Momoyama kosode, paintings, "Shunkinsho," "A Certain Woman," "The Tale of Genji"… Becoming friends with the mysterious world of imagination, leading to creation. 2. Encounters with people 　From her parents to celebrities like Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and Hitomi Adachi, through encounters with over 100 people, she learned that encounters are a mirror reflecting one's own immaturity. 3. From the existence of "I" to prayer 　Through encounters with Yo-Yo Ma's music, loved across the East and West, and the "Tenjukoku Mandala Embroidery Scroll" (a tapestry for prayer made 1500 years ago to mourn the death of Prince Shotoku), she learned that there is an expression of prayer in her daily life. Other works by Shizuka Kusano: The Charm of Shizuka Kusano Embroidery, Shizuka Kusano Japanese Embroidery Snow Moon Flower, Shizuka Kusano's Dreamy Japanese Embroidery, Shizuka Kusano's World: Praying in Every Stitch for 40 Years, Shizuka Kusano Japanese Embroidery: The Tale of Genji and the Radiance of Life, etc. Simple packaging (minimal use of packing materials, using recycled packing materials), and will be shipped via Click Post or Yu-Packet Post. Please consider if you are interested. #ShizukaKusano #WorldOfEmbroidery #Kodansha #Embroidery