Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.354
- Title
- Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 80 cm x 135 cm (31 1/2 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Physical Description
- Heavy black crepe silk with woven designs in lacquered rust-colored, silver, and gold metallic threads. Hand-painted design of Noh actors on light peach lining.
- 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 (such as that seen here, at the back of the collar) for formal, public occasions. For much of the twentieth century, the haori has been the standard outerwear for a woman who dresses in a kimono outside the home.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- performing artists
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.354
- Link to this Item
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"Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.354/2005_1_354frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
