Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2005/1.400
Title: Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: black velvet with gray silk lining
Object Creation Date: circa 1960s-1970s
Credit Line: Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
Period: Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Dimensions: 85 cm x 135 cm (33 7/16 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
Century: mid-20th century
Physical Description: This michiyuki is made from black velvet and features a subtle flower and vine design (peony karakusa scroll). The inside lining is gray silk. It has small buttons down the front.
Subject Matter: Michiyuki may look like kimono, but are a specialized coat typified by square necklines and buttons down the front.
Primary Keywords: coat; kimono; silk; velvets
Secondary Keywords: animal material; brussels carpets; costume; costume by form; coverings and hangings; coverings and hangings by form; coverings and hangings by specific type; descriptors; fibroinous material; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; main garments; materials; materials by origin; objects we use; pile-woven carpets; rugs; rugs by technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 2005/1.400
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.400/2005_1_400frt.jpg

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Full citation: "Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.400/2005_1_400frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.