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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Kimono

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Kimono

Period

Edo Period

Year

1615-1868

Medium

  • Silk; satin damask,
  • tie-dyeing,
  • embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk; satin damask,
  • tie-dyeing,
  • embroidery

Materials

silk, metallic yarn

Dimensions

Length: 163.8 cm (64 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.289

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Asia in Black and White
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

Label copy

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.

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Kimono, 1615-1868
Silk; satin damask, tie-dyeing, embroidery
Length: 163.8 cm (64 1/2 inches)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 46.289

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