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.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Title
- Kimono
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Place
- Japan (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1920–1929
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Medium
- Silk, weft resist-dyed (kasuri) and stencil-printed warps (hogushi-kasuri) plain weave; partially lined with cotton, plain weave
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Dimensions
- 160.6 × 129 cm (63 × 50 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- The Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment and James Tigerman D. Estate
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Reference Number
- 2006.60
Extended information about this artwork
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