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Japanese

Kimono, 1615-1868

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Kimono

Year

1615-1868

Medium

Silk; satin damask, tie-dyeing, embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • metallic yarn

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • shibori,
  • rinzu,
  • satin damask

Dimensions

Length: 163.8 cm (64 1/2 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.289

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asia in Black and White

December 31, 1999 - March 19, 2000

The play of light across the white damask ground fabric of this kimono creates a textured backdrop for the embroidered and tie-dyed (shibori) design of partially unrolled bolts of silk. Kimono with large expanses of white ground were particularly popular in the Edo period.

The Seductive Stitch

December 15, 1995 - March 10, 1996

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Ceremonial Costumes

September 13 - October 14, 1973

Related

Japanese, Japan

Furisode, 1750-1850

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