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Unknown artist, Japanese

Court robe (furisode), 1800s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Court robe (furisode)

Year

1800s

Medium

Silk; figured satin (rinzu), damask, resist dye (shibori), embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

silk

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 180.3 cm (71 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.290

Exhibition History

Nuance in Nature

February 16 - July 8, 2007

This graphically high-contrast design of a flowering plum tree blooming behind a twig fence and bundles of twigs is the result of employing the shibori technique. Shibori is a resist-dyeing technique in which the fabric is tied, stitched, or bound to prevent dye from penetrating parts of the fabric design.

The Applied Image

March 11 - June 21, 1998

As with the Bugaku costume, the artist here has combined shibori (tiedyeing) with embroidery to produce an elaborate and varied surface decoration. The large scale couching in gold is used effectively to create the fence. The pattern design seems freer than in many of the more repetitious Chinese robes.

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

September 15 - December 10, 1995

Ceremonial Costumes

September 13 - October 14, 1973

Use

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