Japanese hand-painted and printed kimono
We have just had some very interesting visitors at the TRC, namely Keiko Okamoto and her mother, Nobuko (Tsugita) Okamoto, who are on their way from Japan to the International Textile & Garment Technology Exhibition (ITMA), in Milan, Italy, but they first wanted to come to Leiden to see what we are doing and why. They also wanted to see Leiden itself and especially the Siebold Huis, an international centre for Japanese studies, based on the famous Siebold collection of 19th century Japanese items. Both Augusta de Gunzbourg and myself were very pleased to welcome them at the TRC.