Moire silk michiyuki coat / Artist Unknown, Japan
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.403
- Title
- Moire silk michiyuki coat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- dark burgundy silk with green, blue, and purple dyed clouds
- Object Creation Date
- 1970s - 1990s
- 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
- 83 cm x 135 cm (32 11/16 in. x 53 1/8 in.)
- Century
- second half of 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- haori
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Secondary Object Type
- michiyuki
- Physical Description
- This michiyuki features a cloud design with a shimmering effect created by the layering of silk material. Blue, green, and turquoise clouds are painted in an alternating pattern without touching one another, and appear to shimmer from behind a transparent blue painted silk overlay.
- Subject Matter
- Michiyuki may look like kimono, but are a specialized coat typified by square necklines and buttons down the front.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume by form
- earth sciences concepts
- main garments
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2005/1.403
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.403/2005_1_403frt.jpg
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"Moire 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-1.403/2005_1_403frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 05, 2024.