Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads / Minagawa Gekka
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.350
- Title
- Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads
- Artist
- Minagawa Gekka
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1892-1987
- Medium and Support
- crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kinki (region)
- Kyoto (urban prefecture)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kinki (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Kyoto (urban prefecture)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 81.5 cm x 135 cm (32 1/16 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- haori
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Secondary Object Type
- embroidery
- Physical Description
- Overall wax-resist dyed pattern of crackled pale mauve on periwinkle ground, decorated with wax-resist dyed patterns of foral clusters in red, yellow, purple and white, and embroidery in gold, silver, and red metallic threads. White plain weave silk lining with wax-resist designs of fabric samples, predominantly red, blue, and gold. Silver and red red cords with tassles. Crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered with gold couched threads and red and white bokashi silk thread.
- Subject Matter
- The haori was originally part of a man’s formal attire, but in the nineteenth century, female entertainers in Edo (modern Tokyo) adopted it as a cloak for outdoor wear in mild weather.
- By the end of the century, married women of the upper class adopted black crepe silk haori with family crests for formal, public occasions. For much of the twentieth century, the haori has been the standard outwear for a woman who dresses in a kimono outside of the home. The owner of the haori, Shizuko Iwata, was a pioneering female executive in mid-twentieth century Japan, running a successful real estate business. Just as modern business women by power suits to express their authority and wealth, so did Shizuko Iwata: she owned dozens of kimono, haori, and obi of the very finest quality, custom made for many different occasions, all in exquisite taste.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.350
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"Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads; Minagawa Gekka." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.350/2005_1_350frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
