Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches / Artist Unknown, Japan

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2005/1.375
Title
Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Object Creation Date
1930s-1940s
Dimensions
151.5 cm x 135 cm (59 5/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
Physical Description
White silk with stenciled (katazone) hitta kanoko design in red, and woven brocade patches using paper strips coated in black and red lacquer and silver (ginran). Upper half of lining is red plain weave silk (momi); lower half is lime green silk damask (rinsu), woven in T-diaper pattern (suyagata).
Subject Matter
Momi, the plain red lining on the upper half of the kimono, was originally achieved with safflowers, and considered to have medicinal properties. This made momi an excellent choice for linings, which were usually done in a plain weave.
Primary Keywords
brocade (weaving)
kimono
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2005/1.375
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"Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.375/go.2003.18.51.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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