Purple silk michiyuki coat / Artist Unknown, Japan

About this Item

Accession Number: 2005/1.401
Title: Purple silk michiyuki coat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: purple dyed silk
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1970s
Credit Line: Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
Period: Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Dimensions: 86 cm x 135 cm (33 7/8 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
Century: second half of 20th century
Physical Description: Silk Michiyuki coat with deep purple coloring (kinsha) on the top portion that transitions to shades of purples, pinks, and yellows on the bottom portion that has the appearance of puffy golden clouds ar sunrise. The inner lining is a crosswork of white and pink that matches the pinks in the outer garment (hakebiki).
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
Secondary Keywords: animal material; costume; costume by form; descriptors; fibroinous material; main garments; materials; materials by origin; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 2005/1.401
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.401/2005_1_401frt.jpg

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Full citation: "Purple silk michiyuki coat; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.401/2005_1_401frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.