Shokai Kyutei to Yushoku No Senshoku (Kadokawa Sofuia Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The yushoku costume was traditionally worn by the imperial family for accession ceremonies and wedding ceremonies. The costume store, which was under the Imperial Household Ministry's official warrant, had inherited these valuable materials from generation to generation. The costumes worn by members of the Imperial Family during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods were so vividly colored that it is difficult to imagine from the black-and-white photographs of those days. Close-ups of the costumes reveal the details of the dyeing and weaving, the meanings of the layers and patterns, and the finest craftsmanship in all colors. This definitive work also explains the names and uses of each garment, as well as the traditional colors of rituals and yukata.

即位礼や婚礼の儀で皇族が伝統的に纏ってきた有職装束。宮内省御用達であった装束店がその貴重な資料を代々継承していた。明治・大正・昭和の宮廷儀礼で宮家の人々が着用した装束は、当時の白黒写真からは想像もつかないほど鮮やかな色彩をしていたのだ。クローズアップによって染織の細部に迫り、その重ねや文様の意味、職人技の粋をオールカラーで浮かび上がらせる。各装束の名称や用途、儀礼や有職の伝統色も解説した決定版。