Formal saga nishiki lavender hitoe kimono with brocade patches / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.380
- Title
- Formal saga nishiki lavender hitoe kimono with brocade patches
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- lavender silk painted with gold streaks and appliquéd Saga brocade patches
- Object Creation Date
- 1950s-1960s
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 160 cm x 135 cm (63 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Physical Description
- Lavender silk damask with woven chysanthemum design; painted with gold streaks (cloud patterns) and appliquéd patches of Saga brocade; borders with couched gold-wrapped threads.
- Subject Matter
- Formal Saga Nishiki kimono
- Secondary Keywords
- patterning
- costume
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- main garments
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- weft patterning
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.380
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.380/go.2003.18.56.jpg
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"Formal saga nishiki lavender hitoe kimono with 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-1.380/go.2003.18.56.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
