Kawashima Jinbei I

• Born: 1819
• Died: 1879
• Japanese: 川島甚兵衛 (Kawashima Jinbee)

Kawashima Jinbee was a Nishijin-based kimono dealer who is known for his advances in weaving techniques.

He opened a wholesale kimono business in Nishijin in 1843, which he passed on to his son, Kawashima Jinbei II, 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.