One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.44.3
- Title
- One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- silk brocade (nishiki)
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1926
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Dimensions
- 18.5 cm x 76.52 cm (7 5/16 in. x 30 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Textile
- Primary Object Type
- brocade
- Physical Description
- Fragments of brocade textiles are stitched symmetrically into gold fabric. Gold, blue, and brownish/copper hues create the patterns on the textile fragments.
- Subject Matter
- Textiles have been collected, catalogued, and discussed in Japan since at least the tenth century. For the imperial court and Buddhist temples, both deeply conservative organizations, textiles were tangible records of precedent: it was important to keep track of what patterns and which colors were appropriate for hundreds of annual ceremonial occasions. Scraps of fabric from garments, banners, monastic robes, and sutra covers were carefully labeled and preserved in thick notebooks.
- Secondary Keywords
- patterning
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume components
- descriptors
- gold and gold alloy
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- metalwork
- nonferrous metal
- object genres
- object genres by material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile construction processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- textile weaving processes and techniques
- textile weaving techniques
- weft patterning
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 958 x 719
- File Size
- 92 KB
- Record
- 1972/2.44.3
- Link to this Item
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"One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.44.3/1972_2.44.3.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
