Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.390
- Title
- Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- black silk crepe with red paint
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- 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
- 147 cm x 135 cm (57 7/8 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
- Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.
- Subject Matter
- Kotobuki is the chinese character carrying meanings of longevity and congratulations. This kimono may be a pair with 2005/1.352, a haori with blue kotobuki characters.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.390
- Link to this Item
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"Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.390/2005_1_390frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.