Gray kimono with overall shibori indigo dot pattern and random dark blue lines / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.373
- Title
- Gray kimono with overall shibori indigo dot pattern and random dark blue lines
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- gray silk with indigo tie dye design
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975-1985
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Period
- Japan, Showa Era (1926-1989)
- Dimensions
- 157 cm x 49.5 cm (61 13/16 in. x 19 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- Gray silk with indigo tie-dye hitta mura pattern cut across with diagonal wavy lines of dark blue. Lining is plain-weave white silk with blue bokashi at sleeve ends and hem.
- 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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- resist dyeing
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.373
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"Gray kimono with overall shibori indigo dot pattern and random dark blue lines; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.373/2005_1.373a.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 08, 2024.