Formal celadon-colored kimono with shibori pattern of waves at hem / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.372
- Title
- Formal celadon-colored kimono with shibori pattern of waves at hem
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- white silk with celadon tie-dye design
- Object Creation Date
- 1960-1979
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 147.5 cm x 127 cm (58 1/16 in. x 50 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- Gray-green silk with tie-dye design in hitta kanoko technique. The bottom is decorated with a shibori wave pattern. Lining is plain weave white silk above; white at top, gray at bottom and sleeve ends.
- 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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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.372
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"Formal celadon-colored kimono with shibori pattern of waves at hem; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.372/go.2003.18.48.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
