Shibori kimono with overall indigo dot pattern against mottled ground / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.362
- Title
- Shibori kimono with overall indigo dot pattern against mottled ground
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- white silk with mottled aqua dye ground and overall tie-dye design
- Object Creation Date
- 1970-1979
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 157 cm x 135 cm (61 13/16 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- White silk with bokashi mottled dye; then overall hitta miura shibori design. Lining is white silk with blue bokashi dye at hem and sleeves.
- Subject Matter
- This kimono required a labor intensive technique called shibori, in which hundreds of hours would have been spent tying up each small section where white can be seen on the fabric before immersing it in dye. Shibori textiles are very expensive due to the time and skill required to produce them.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.362
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.362/go.2003.18.38.jpg
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"Shibori kimono with overall indigo dot pattern against mottled ground; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.362/go.2003.18.38.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
