Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.393
- Title
- Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- silk crepe with interwoven brown and silver- and gold- coated threads
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 142 cm x 135 cm (55 7/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- kimono
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Physical Description
- Silk crepe repp with interwoven brown and silver- and gold-colored synthetic metallic threads in the design of chrysanthemum blossoms. Lining is plain weave silk for upper half; purple for lower half and inner cuffs.
- Subject Matter
- This kimono is one of several in the Yamaguchi Collection that were worn by Iwata Shizuka for informal occasions. Here, the chrysanthemum patterns are woven rather than hand painted. Though woven kimono may be as labor-intensive and expensive to produce as hand-painted y?zen, they are mostly used for casual wear. Over this kimono she would have worn a haori (see haori in the gallery) with a family crest, which made it appropriate for business. The combination of a woven kimono and haori creates a sense of formality similar to wearing a jacket and tie over a sporty shirt. Iwata Shizuko vividly remembers her mother wearing haori to her office every day.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.393
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"Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.393/2005_1_393frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
