Light blue crested kimono with woven hexagonal pattern, enhanced by painted and gilded designs and appliquéd Saga brocade. / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.391
- Title
- Light blue crested kimono with woven hexagonal pattern, enhanced by painted and gilded designs and appliquéd Saga brocade.
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- silk crepe with painted, gilt, and embroidered designs
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1970-1979
- 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
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- kimono
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Secondary Object Type
- brocade
- Physical Description
- Silk crepe with yûzen (painted) and surihaku (gold foil) designs and appliquéd patches of Saga brocade, all in hexagonal shapes to match the damask weave of the ground cloth.
- Subject Matter
- Although the majority of Japanese brocade—a rich fabric with a raised design, woven with gold and silver threads—is produced in the Nishijin district of Kyoto, certain brocades are made in former castle towns like Saga and Kaga. Saga brocade, still renowned today, originated as a textile art practiced as a pastime in the Edo period (1615–1868) by the ladies-in-waiting of the ruling Nabeshima clan of the Kashima domain (modern-day Saga prefecture in the southwestern island of Ky?sh?). It is hand produced on a small, lap-sized table, using thin gold, silver, and platinum papers for the warp, and colorful silk threads for the weft. Because of the delicate, painstaking nature of the process, only a tiny amount can be woven in one day. Saga brocade, therefore, is usually restricted to appliqués, as in these examples.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.391
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"Light blue crested kimono with woven hexagonal pattern, enhanced by painted and gilded designs and appliquéd Saga brocade.; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.391/2005_1_391frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2024.