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Kimono

A work made of silk, stencil-printed warps and wefts (heiyo kasuri) and weft restist dyed (kasuri) plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen).

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  • A work made of silk, stencil-printed warps and wefts (heiyo kasuri) and weft restist dyed (kasuri) plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen).

Date:

1920s, Taishô period (1912–1926)

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

This kimono depicts Arts and Crafts–period ceramic plates decorated with galleons. The subject reflects the popularity of collecting ceramics, specifically Western plates, among wealthy Japanese during the early 20th century. On the right panel of the body of the kimono, the motifs are upright, while the motifs on the left side are inverted; this is the result of the kimono having been cut from a single bolt of fabric. A kimono is constructed without a shoulder seam; as a result, the inverted motifs on the back appear upright on the front.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Kimono

Place

Japan (Object made in)

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Made 1920–1929

Medium

Silk, stencil-printed warps and wefts (heiyo kasuri) and weft restist dyed (kasuri) plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen)

Dimensions

153 × 130.8 cm (60 1/4 × 51 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

2006.64

Extended information about this artwork

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