Dark green kimono with wax-resist white lines; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number
2005/1.388
Title
Dark green kimono with wax-resist white lines
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Medium and Support
white silk with tye-dyed mottled green ground and wax resist white lines
Object Creation Date
circa 1985
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Dimensions
158.5 cm x 135 cm (62 3/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
Century
second half of 20th century
Physical Description
White silk crepe with mottled green ground and white lines achieved through hand-applied discharge paste (hako roketsu). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and green below.
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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