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Kimono (Kosode)

A work made of silk, warp and weft resist-dyed (kasuri), plain weave.

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  • A work made of silk, warp and weft resist-dyed (kasuri), plain weave.

Date:

Taishô period (1912–1926)/ Shôwa period (1926–1989), c. 1925

Artist:

Japan, Osaka

About this artwork

The bold, geometric pattern of rectangles, squares, and triangles on this kimono is characteristic of the 1920s. It reflects the influence of the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes and that exhibition’s far-reaching dissemination of the Art Deco style. However, the steps of alternating blocks of different colors and patterns allude to late 16th and 17th century kimono patterning of dan gawari.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Kimono (Kosode)

Place

Japan (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1910–1930

Medium

Silk, warp and weft resist-dyed (kasuri), plain weave

Dimensions

153.3 × 127.3 cm (60 3/8 × 50 1/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 72.6 cm (28 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by H. George Mann

Reference Number

1991.546

Extended information about this artwork

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