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Nagajuban

A work made of rayon, plain weave; tye dyed; top collar of rayon, satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; embroidered with rayon and gold-foil-on-paper-wrapped rayon in herringbone and satin stitches; under collar of cotton, plain weave; lined with silk and rayon, plain weave; sleeve binding tape: rayon, satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave.

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  • A work made of rayon, plain weave; tye dyed; top collar of rayon, satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; embroidered with rayon and gold-foil-on-paper-wrapped rayon in herringbone and satin stitches; under collar of cotton, plain weave; lined with silk and rayon, plain weave; sleeve binding tape: rayon, satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave.

Date:

Taishô period (1912–1926), c. 1920/23

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Nagajuban

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 1910–1933

Medium

Rayon, plain weave; tye dyed; top collar of rayon, satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; embroidered with rayon and gold-foil-on-paper-wrapped rayon in herringbone and satin stitches; under collar of cotton, plain weave; lined with silk and rayon, plain weave; sleeve binding tape: rayon, satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave

Dimensions

115.5 × 121.7 cm (45 1/2 × 47 7/8 in.) Shoulder to hem length: 111.4 cm (43 7/8 in.) Sleeve length: 73.1 cm (28 3/4 in.) Width at hem: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.) Width of sleeve panel: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.) Width of center front panel hem overlap: 5.8 cm (2 1/4 in.) Width of collar band: 5.6 cm (2 1/8 in.) Width of neck opening: 15.5 cm (6 1/4 in.) Width of top collar: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays

Reference Number

1999.624

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