Purple silk michiyuki coat / Artist Unknown, Japan
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.401
- Title
- Purple silk michiyuki coat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- purple dyed silk
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 86 cm x 135 cm (33 7/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- second half of 20th century
- Physical Description
- Silk Michiyuki coat with deep purple coloring (kinsha) on the top portion that transitions to shades of purples, pinks, and yellows on the bottom portion that has the appearance of puffy golden clouds ar sunrise. The inner lining is a crosswork of white and pink that matches the pinks in the outer garment (hakebiki).
- Subject Matter
- Michiyuki may look like kimono, but are a specialized coat typified by square necklines and buttons down the front.
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fibroinous material
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.401
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.401/2005_1_401frt.jpg
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"Purple silk michiyuki coat; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.401/2005_1_401frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.