Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.381
- Title
- Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- mauve silk damask with woven diaper pattern and gold designs
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 159 cm x 135 cm (62 5/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- kimono
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Physical Description
- Mauve (adzuki iro) silk damask in woven T-diaper pattern (sayagata) with yûzen painted and stenciled gold designs. Upper lining is double-layered white silk; below is self-lined (mauve-kimono silk).
- Subject Matter
- This example of formal kimono has only one family crest, as opposed to five used in the most formal type. The design of an elaborate palace was painted by hand.
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
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- earth sciences concepts
- east asian
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- japanese
- japanese painting styles
- japanese styles
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- physical sciences concepts
- residential structures
- scientific concepts
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- weather and related phenomena
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.381
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.381/2005_1.381.jpg
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"Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.381/2005_1.381.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
