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Kimono

A work made of silk, stencil-printed warp and weft (heiyo kasuri) plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave.

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  • A work made of silk, stencil-printed warp and weft (heiyo kasuri) plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave.

Date:

1920s/30s, Taishô period (1912–1926) /Shôwa period (1926–1989)

Artist:

Japan, possibly near Tokyo

About this artwork

At first glance, the strong geometric and rhythmic angular forms of this striking kimono display the influence of the Bauhaus, de Stijl, or Futurism. The stencil with an abstract design on view in this gallery demonstrates the pre-existing Japanese artistic inclination toward geometrical forms and abstraction. Overall, the design plays with rectilinear and curvilinear shapes and spatial relationships, characteristics of Japanese design.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Kimono

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 1920–1939

Medium

Silk, stencil-printed warp and weft (heiyo kasuri) plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave

Dimensions

155 × 127 cm (61 × 50 in.)

Credit Line

Louise Lutz Endowment

Reference Number

1997.641

Extended information about this artwork

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