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Japanese

Outer kimono, 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Outer kimono

Year

1800s

Medium

Silk, self-patterned, tie-dyed, and embroidered with metallic thread

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • metallic yarn

Techniques

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

Dimensions

Length: 185.4 cm (73 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.291

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Dyed Image

December 10, 1997 - March 8, 1998

The Art of the Kimono

April 17 - July 11, 1992

Ceremonial Costumes

September 13 - October 14, 1973

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Outer kimono with the accession number of 46.291. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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