Haori / Artist Unknown, Japan
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.495
- Title
- Haori
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- silk, brocade
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 88.9 cm (35 in.)
- Physical Description
- White silk with zigzag pattern lining, black with silver threading throughout, braided thread in gold, purple, red and green, all over the fabric in a random continuous pattern.
- Subject Matter
- On the back of this haori is an embroidered kusudama, a medicine or flower ball originally used for incense and potpourri. In contemporary times kusudama are often made from origami paper, folded into multiple pyramids and connected together to form stylized flowers. A decorative tassel can be attached to the bottom of the ball; here one wraps around to the front of the haori.
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- fabric
- main garments
- main garments for the upper body
- objects
- objects we use
- textiles
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 765 KB
- Record
- 2013/2.495
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.495/2013_2.495a.jpg
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"Haori; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.495/2013_2.495a.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
