Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.376
- Title
- Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- purple silk crepe with tie dye design
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1940s
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 148 cm x 135 cm (58 1/4 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Physical Description
- Purple silk crepe with hitta miura and hand tie-dyed design achieving the effect of many diagonal rows of tiny squares. Upper lining is plain weave momi (red silk) and lower and cuff linings are mauve pink.
- Subject Matter
- The hitta miura design would have been marked out with a blue figurative ink to guide artisans. Momi, the plain red lining on the upper portion 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- main garments
- mathematical concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- resist dyeing
- scientific concepts
- textile dyeing processes and techniques
- textile finishing processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.376
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.376/go.2003.18.52.jpg
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"Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.376/go.2003.18.52.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.