Impressions 44, Part Two of Double Issue

Impressions 44 Part Two (2023) features an essay by the late Shirley Z. Johnson, who shared her research about Sekiya Shiro, a metalworker designated a Living National Treasure. Also in this issue, Marco Leona and his team at The Metropolitan Museum of Art analyze dyes in kimono and other Japanese garments dating from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. In tandem with textile dyes,…