Pretties, pretties, everywhere!

You know that  ziggurat of art books I carefully put back in the bookcase when I was cleaning a couple of weeks ago? Well, some of 'em are back out again.

It's all in a good cause - my CostumeCon class on pre-Edo period Japanese costume.

The downside is that frequently one has to peer at very tiny photos in black & white and then try to find a digital image of it online that's easier to see.  Some hits, some misses.

I'm off to surf the Kyoto National Museum collection. Wish me luck!