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Summer Kimono (Hitoe)

White silk kimono with stenciled yellow flowers and turquoise stems.
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  • White silk kimono with stenciled yellow flowers and turquoise stems.

Date:

About 1900–1916

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

This hitoe (an unlined summer kimono) is patterned with leaves and water irises, a traditional Japanese motif. The use of bold colors, stylized natural forms, and curvilinear renderings alludes to the possible influence of Art Nouveau. The layered textures from both the gauze weave and the resulting undulation of the shibori technique contrasts with the flat stenciling technique applied to the surface, giving the appearance not of the actual flowers, but of their reflection in rippling water.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Summer Kimono (Hitoe)

Place

Japan (Object made in)

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Made 1895–1921

Medium

Silk, plain weave self-patterned by rows of gauze crossings (yoko-ro); resist- dyed (shibori) and stenciled (kata yûzen-zome)

Dimensions

141.9 × 126.4 cm (55 7/8 × 49 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 74.4 cm (29 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays

Reference Number

1999.594

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