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Kimono

A work made of silk, resist dyed (kasuri), plain weave; lined with silk, plain weaves (heiken).

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  • A work made of silk, resist dyed (kasuri), plain weave; lined with silk, plain weaves (heiken).

Date:

Taishô period (1912–1926), c. 1917/20

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

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 1907–1930

Medium

Silk, resist dyed (kasuri), plain weave; lined with silk, plain weaves (heiken)

Dimensions

149.8 × 125.2 cm (59 × 49 1/4 in.) Repeat: 1.6 × 1.3 cm (5/8 × 1/2 in.) Shoulder to hem length: 145.1 cm (57 1/8 in.) Sleeve length: 41.8 cm (16 1/2 in.) Collar back to hem length: 80.8 cm (31 3/4 in.) Width at hem: 53.8 cm (21 1/8 in.) Width of sleeve panel: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.) Width of center front panel hem overlap: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.) Width of collar band: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) Width of neck opening: 22.8 cm (9 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays

Reference Number

1999.610

Extended information about this artwork

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