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Kimono

A work made of silk, weft resist-dyed (kasuri) and stencil-printed warps (hogushi-kasuri) plain weave; partially lined with cotton, plain weave.

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  • A work made of silk, weft resist-dyed (kasuri) and stencil-printed warps (hogushi-kasuri) plain weave; partially lined with cotton, plain weave.

Date:

1920s, Taishô period (1912–1926)

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

This kimono is patterned with stylized bamboo composed of groupings of vertical and horizontal lines. Chrysanthemums float over the bamboo on a diagonal. Within the flowers are scenes depicting reeds and a gabion (jakago), a woven bamboo basket weighted down with stones used to reduce erosion on riverbanks. The overall patterning is a successful combination of stylized renderings and traditional motifs.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Kimono

Place

Japan (Object made in:)

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Made 1920–1929

Medium

Silk, weft resist-dyed (kasuri) and stencil-printed warps (hogushi-kasuri) plain weave; partially lined with cotton, plain weave

Dimensions

160.6 × 129 cm (63 × 50 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

The Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment and James Tigerman D. Estate

Reference Number

2006.60

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