Difference between revisions of "Kawashima Jinbei I"
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*''Born: [[1819]]'' | *''Born: [[1819]]'' | ||
*''Died: [[1879]]'' | *''Died: [[1879]]'' | ||
| + | *''Other Names'': 上田屋甚平衛 ''(Uedaya Jinbee)'' | ||
*''Japanese'': 川島甚兵衛 ''(Kawashima Jinbee)'' | *''Japanese'': 川島甚兵衛 ''(Kawashima Jinbee)'' | ||
Kawashima Jinbee was a [[Nishijin]]-based [[clothing|kimono]] dealer who is known for his advances in weaving techniques. | Kawashima Jinbee was a [[Nishijin]]-based [[clothing|kimono]] dealer who is known for his advances in weaving techniques. | ||
| − | He opened a wholesale kimono business in Nishijin in [[1843]], which | + | He opened a wholesale kimono business, the Ueda-ya, in Nishijin in [[1843]], which was taken over his son, [[Kawashima Jinbei II]], upon Jinbei's death in [[1879]]. |
The company continues to be active today, having been re-established as Kawashima Jinbee Shôten in 1938, and again later as Kawashima Orimono, KK. | The company continues to be active today, having been re-established as Kawashima Jinbee Shôten in 1938, and again later as Kawashima Orimono, KK. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:51, 27 February 2012
Kawashima Jinbee was a Nishijin-based kimono dealer who is known for his advances in weaving techniques.
He opened a wholesale kimono business, the Ueda-ya, in Nishijin in 1843, which was taken over his son, Kawashima Jinbei II, upon Jinbei's death in 1879.
The company continues to be active today, having been re-established as Kawashima Jinbee Shôten in 1938, and again later as Kawashima Orimono, KK.
References
- Conant, Ellen. "Cut from Kyoto Cloth: Takeuchi Seihô and his Artistic Milieu." Impressions 33 (2012). p75.
- "Kawashima Orimono." Hyakka jiten Mypedia 百科事典マイペディア. Hitachi Solutions, 2010.
