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Kimono

A work made of silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen).

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  • A work made of silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen).

Date:

Taishô period (1912–1926)/Shôwa period (1926–1989), late 1920s/1930s

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

In this piece, floating sailing vessels are combined with clouds that double as water, offering a sense of movement. The boats are inverted on the back of the body of the kimono, while they are upright on the sleeves. On the front of the kimono, the boats are shown in their proper orientation, while they are inverted on the sleeves. This is the result of the kimono having been cut from a single bolt of fabric and constructed without a shoulder seam. The traditional style of the vessels gives the kimono a nostalgic feel, yet the bold coloring offers a modern effect.

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 1920–1939

Medium

Silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen)

Dimensions

125.3 × 150.5 cm (49 3/8 × 59 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Barbara Howard Estate Fund

Reference Number

2011.225

Extended information about this artwork

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