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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Short Robe Worn under a Kimono (Hanjuban)

Maker

Culture

Japanese

Title

Short Robe Worn under a Kimono (Hanjuban)

Year

1840-1870

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

CBL 73.7 cm (29 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Cynthia Shaver in honor of Noriko Miyamoto

Object Number

2021.47.2

Type

Costume

Exhibition History

Textile Printing with Paper Stencils in Japan

Ise katagami

Dec 14, 2023 – May 05, 2024

Label copy

This dynamic patchwork robe is an unusual example of stencil-printed technique (katazome) on silk textiles. It was donated to the museum by scholar Cynthia Shaver in honor of fellow scholar Noriko Miyamoto. Together they authored the 1998 book Hanten and Happi: Traditional Japanese Work Coats.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Short Robe Worn under a Kimono (Hanjuban), 1840-1870

Silk patchwork of textiles with stenciled and woven motifs; stencil-printed (katazome) silk lining

CBL 73.7 cm (29 inches)

Gift of Cynthia Shaver in honor of Noriko Miyamoto 2021.47.2

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