Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design / Artist Unknown, Japan
About this Item
Record Details
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.400
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.400/2005_1_400frt.jpg
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"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 25, 2024.