Uchikake (Wedding Cloak) / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 1986/1.215
- Title
- Uchikake (Wedding Cloak)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1980
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Diana and Theodore Golden
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- kimono
- Physical Description
- The apple-green fabric is pure silk brocade, woven in an overall pattern of maple leaves scattered on a flowing stream—an allusion to a famous classical poem. Lying on top of the brocade is a thick layer of embroidery, with plum blossoms in red silk, and pine branches and doves in dazzling metallic threads of gold, silver, and copper.
- Subject Matter
- Traditional attire has virtually disappeared from city and countryside in Japan, whether for work or play, yet it retains a significant place in Japanese life in ceremonial contexts. Wedding costumes are the most extravagant of all kimono, as seen in this spectacular uchikake or cloak.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
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- main garments
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- needleworking
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- rites of passage
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 928 x 1260
- File Size
- 144 KB
- Record
- 1986/1.215
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"Uchikake (Wedding Cloak); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-1.215/1986_1.215.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
