Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2005/1.395
Title: Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: Silk crepe with woven and painted designs
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Credit Line: Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
Period: Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Dimensions: 126 cm x 135 cm (49 5/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
Century: second half of 20th century
Physical Description: Silk crepe with woven satin maple leaf designs ("crepe-backed satin") enhanced by hand-painted yellow accents. Sleeves are lined and main part of body is not.
Subject Matter: Traditional silk kimono undergarment.
Primary Keywords: kimono; leaf (plant material); maple (tree); silk; underclothes
Secondary Keywords: animal material; buildings and the land; costume; costume by form; deciduous trees; descriptors; fibroinous material; landscapes (environments); main garments; materials; materials by origin; natural landscapes; objects we use; plant material; plants; settlements and landscapes; trees; trees by leaf life; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; woody plants
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1849 x 1935
File Size: 69 KB
Record: 2005/1.395
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Full citation: "Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.395/2005_1.395b.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.