ABOUT  YORKE ANTIQUE  TEXTILES

Yorke Antique Textiles is a premier online gallery specializing in museum-quality antique textiles from Japan, China, Indonesia, and Europe. Founded by Roger Yorke and his spouse and business partner Amparo Yorke, the gallery has served collectors, museums, and textile enthusiasts worldwide for over 40 years.

ABOUT ROGER  YORKE

Roger Yorke is an internationally recognized textile expert, author, and curator with more than four decades of experience in antique Asian and European textiles. He is the co-founder of both Yorke Antique Textiles and  The Kimono Gallery. Roger Yorke has authored three definitive books on Japanese textile art:

• Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan 1905-1960 (2023)  ISBN: 978-1-7387609-0-9  Foreword by Kendall H. Brown  396 pages featuring over 600 curated images

• Ceremonial Textiles of Japan: 18th to 20th Centuries (2024)  ISBN: 978-1-7387609-1-6  451 pages showcasing over 100 rare ceremonial textiles

• The Japanese Haori: An Avant-Garde Renaissance in Textile Art (2024)  ISBN: 978-1-7387609-2-3  Foreword by Roy Starrs  405 pages featuring 130 superior examples of women's haori

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

Roger Yorke's expertise has been featured in leading art and textile publications:

• Arts ofAsia Magazine — "The Kimono As Art" (July-August 2017)
• Arts of Asia Magazine — "Kimono Aesthetics" (January-February 2018)
• Arts of Asia Magazine — "Creating the Kimono: Weaving Materials and Techniques" (July-August 2019)
• HALI Magazine — Article on antique Japanese boys' ceremonial kimonos (Summer 2019)
• HALI Magazine — Feature article (Autumn 2019)
• Art & Antiques Magazine — Gallery feature
• Andon Magazine (Society for Japanese Art) — Book review (December 2023)
• Textile Society of America — "Textile Tuesday" feature
•ArtDaily.com — Book announcement coverage
• Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation — Cited as expert resource

OUR COLLECTION

The Yorke Antique Textiles collection spans five centuries of textile art, including:
• Japanese kimonos, haori, obi, and juban from the Edo period through Showa era
• Chinese embroideries and court textiles• Indonesian batik, ikat, and plangi textiles
• European embroideries, crewelwork, needlework, and tapestries
• Central Asian and Middle Eastern textiles
Our clients include major museums, interior decorators, film and theater costume departments, and private collectors across North America, Europe, and Asia.

CONTACT

Email: roger [then] yorke [at] hotmail [dot] com
Website:www.yorkeantiquetextiles.com
Sister Site: www.thekimonogallery.com