ocr: "Over centuries, Japan had borrowed extensively from India, China, and more recently the West; and had been greatly enriched thereby; and acknowledged these debts, : The uneme, writes my friend and photo Hakubi courtesy Kyoto fellow MIT protessor, Kimono School John Dower, in his book, JAPAN IN WAR AND PEACE (pg. 271). The kimono itself came from China originally and bore no resemblence to indigenous Court lady in twelve- layered robe, Fujlwara Japanese Period 860-1160), clothing. drawing after photo courtesy of Penwick Publishing RETURI
