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Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Metal lion with flowing mane and tail. Gold inlaid spits decorate his body and color his eyes. The lion's head is thrown impossibly backwards, allowing a view of the head as if from above. The golden eyes look upwards.
Century: Second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950-1975
Accession Number: 2005/1.368
Medium and Support: metal with gold inlay
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Black saga brocade zôri (shoes); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black saga brocade zôri (shoes)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black silk damask with interwoven black lacquered threads that create a shiny effect in the light. Marked "Shizuko" on the bottom.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.370A&B
Medium and Support: black saga nishiki brocade uppers with rubber soles
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Saga brocade zôri (shoes) woven in sayagata; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Saga brocade zôri (shoes) woven in sayagata
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Multicolored silk with gold and silver threads, woven in T-paper (sayagata) pattern
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: mid 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.371A&B
Medium and Support: multicolored silk with gold- and silver-coated paper threads, woven in sayagata
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal celadon-colored kimono with shibori pattern of waves at hem; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal celadon-colored kimono with shibori pattern of waves at hem
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray-green silk with tie-dye design in hitta kanoko technique. The bottom is decorated with a shibori wave pattern. Lining is plain weave white silk above; white at top, gray at bottom and sleeve ends.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960-1979
Accession Number: 2005/1.372
Medium and Support: white silk with celadon tie-dye design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Gray kimono with overall shibori indigo dot pattern and random dark blue lines; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Gray kimono with overall shibori indigo dot pattern and random dark blue lines
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray silk with indigo tie-dye hitta mura pattern cut across with diagonal wavy lines of dark blue. Lining is plain-weave white silk with blue bokashi at sleeve ends and hem.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1975-1985
Accession Number: 2005/1.373
Medium and Support: gray silk with indigo tie dye design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray silk damask woven in an arare pattern, with partial hon hitta shibori designs and shifuku (tea caddy pouch) design embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1970-1979
Accession Number: 2005/1.374
Medium and Support: gray twill silk with shibori and embroidery with silk and metallic thread
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: White silk with stenciled (katazone) hitta kanoko design in red, and woven brocade patches using paper strips coated in black and red lacquer and silver (ginran). Upper half of lining is red plain weave silk (momi); lower half is lime green silk damask (rinsu), woven in T-diaper pattern (suyagata).
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1940s
Accession Number: 2005/1.375
Medium and Support: white silk with red stencil design and brocade patches
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Purple silk crepe with hitta miura and hand tie-dyed design achieving the effect of many diagonal rows of tiny squares. Upper lining is plain weave momi (red silk) and lower and cuff linings are mauve pink.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1940s
Accession Number: 2005/1.376
Medium and Support: purple silk crepe with tie dye design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal five-crested kimono with painted, gilt, and embroidered design of pine islands among waves; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal five-crested kimono with painted, gilt, and embroidered design of pine islands among waves
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black silk crepe with yuzen (paste-resist hand-painted), surihaku (silt) and embroidered designs. Five crests done in reserve (appears as white on black). Lining is plain-weave white satin for the entire length of the kimono. Collar, upper torso, and sleeves have a double lining.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1970s - early 1990s
Accession Number: 2005/1.377
Medium and Support: black silk crepe with painted, gilt and embroidered designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray silk damask with surihaku (gilt), embroidered and appliquéd brocade designs, bordered in couched gold-wrapped threads. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below. Has double oak-leaf (kashiwa) crest embroidered in gold thread.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.378
Medium and Support: gray twill silk with brocade and embroidery designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal crested lavender kimono with woven brocade and embroidered island and cloud designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal crested lavender kimono with woven brocade and embroidered island and cloud designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Lavender silk crepe damask (rinsu) with woven mottled cloud-like pattern; designs in surihaku over yûzen: brocade and silk metallic thread embroidery. Lining is plain weave white silk above, second inner lining of white satin damask with woven design of chysanthemums on sayagata ground below. Lined with kimono fabric.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.379
Medium and Support: lavender silk crepe with woven brocade and silk and mettalic thread embroidery
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal saga nishiki lavender hitoe kimono with brocade patches; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal saga nishiki lavender hitoe kimono with brocade patches
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Lavender silk damask with woven chysanthemum design; painted with gold streaks (cloud patterns) and appliquéd patches of Saga brocade; borders with couched gold-wrapped threads.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1950s-1960s
Accession Number: 2005/1.380
Medium and Support: lavender silk painted with gold streaks and appliquéd Saga brocade patches
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Mauve (adzuki iro) silk damask in woven T-diaper pattern (sayagata) with yûzen painted and stenciled gold designs. Upper lining is double-layered white silk; below is self-lined (mauve-kimono silk).
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1975
Accession Number: 2005/1.381
Medium and Support: mauve silk damask with woven diaper pattern and gold designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray silk crepe (repp weave) shot through with metallic threads, with silk and metallic thread embroidered design of figures doing the suzume odori (crow dance) in the rain (suzume odori). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1970s - 1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.382
Medium and Support: gray silk crepe with silk and metallic thread embroidery
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Khaki-colored koma-rinzu kimono with overall pattern of small silver flowers; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Khaki-colored koma-rinzu kimono with overall pattern of small silver flowers
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe (repp weave) interwoven with synthetic silver threads. Lining is plain weave silk: white above and gray below.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1920s - 1940s
Accession Number: 2005/1.383
Medium and Support: silk crepe interwoven with synthetic silver threads
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Dusty rose (azuki iro) crested kimono with subtle woven landscape patterns; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Dusty rose (azuki iro) crested kimono with subtle woven landscape patterns
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe damask with woven design of tiny mountain landscapes. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and pale rose below.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.384
Medium and Support: silk crepe with woven design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Multicolored kimono embroidered with autumn flowers; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Multicolored kimono embroidered with autumn flowers
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Light gray tango chirimen (silk crepe) damask with woven lozenge pattern; over this, paste-resist dyed "splotches" in blue, green and brown. Finally, embroidered autumn flowers: ominaeshi, hagi, chrysanthemums. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and butterscotch color below.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1977
Accession Number: 2005/1.385
Medium and Support: silk crepe with woven designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Lavender kimono with overall woven pattern of a Hannya shinkyo text; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Lavender kimono with overall woven pattern of a Hannya shinkyo text
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Figured satin weave lavender silk with vertical Hannya shinko text.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1985
Accession Number: 2005/1.386
Medium and Support: silk with woven design of Chinese characters
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Green summer crested kimono with shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Green summer crested kimono with shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: White silk crepe (repp weave) unlined summer kimono with green shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud design. Vertical lines look a bit like wood-grain.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1980-1989
Accession Number: 2005/1.387
Medium and Support: white silk crepe with green tie-dyed design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Dark green kimono with wax-resist white lines; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Dark green kimono with wax-resist white lines
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: White silk crepe with mottled green ground and white lines achieved through hand-applied discharge paste (hako roketsu). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and green below.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1985
Accession Number: 2005/1.388
Medium and Support: white silk with tye-dyed mottled green ground and wax resist white lines
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Black kimono with painted and gilt floral designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black kimono with painted and gilt floral designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: This black silk crepe kimono is decorated with chrysanthemum motifs, and has an inner red lining.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1940s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.389
Medium and Support: silk crepe with painted designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1940s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.390
Medium and Support: black silk crepe with red paint
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Light blue crested kimono with woven hexagonal pattern, enhanced by painted and gilded designs and appliquéd Saga brocade.; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Light blue crested kimono with woven hexagonal pattern, enhanced by painted and gilded designs and appliquéd Saga brocade.
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe with yûzen (painted) and surihaku (gold foil) designs and appliquéd patches of Saga brocade, all in hexagonal shapes to match the damask weave of the ground cloth.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1970-1979
Accession Number: 2005/1.391
Medium and Support: silk crepe with painted, gilt, and embroidered designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Kimono with overall woven pattern of assorted flowers; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Kimono with overall woven pattern of assorted flowers
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1920s - 1940s
Accession Number: 2005/1.392
Medium and Support: silk crepe twill with interwoven silver and dark purple threads
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe repp with interwoven brown and silver- and gold-colored synthetic metallic threads in the design of chrysanthemum blossoms. Lining is plain weave silk for upper half; purple for lower half and inner cuffs.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.393
Medium and Support: silk crepe with interwoven brown and silver- and gold- coated threads
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe damask with alternating weaves in checkerboard design
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.394
Medium and Support: Silk crepe with twill geometric design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe with woven satin maple leaf designs ("crepe-backed satin") enhanced by hand-painted yellow accents. Sleeves are lined and main part of body is not.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.395
Medium and Support: Silk crepe with woven and painted designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Pale aqua silk underkimono with woven designs of fans scattered among waves; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Pale aqua silk underkimono with woven designs of fans scattered among waves
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: White neckband of leno weave in a stripe. Silk leno crepe with twill design of fans among waves.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 2nd half of 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.396
Medium and Support: Silk crepe with twill design of fans among waves
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Underkimono with Overall Shibori Design; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Underkimono with Overall Shibori Design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk repp weave crepe with tie-dyed (shibori) design
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 2005/1.397
Medium and Support: Silk crepe with tie-dyed design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Satin damask with twill triangular designs (heike uroko) and bird crests (?) and talsimanic arrows (hung with bells). Unlined but with deep hem and lined sleeves.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.398
Medium and Support: Satin damask with twill designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

White Satin Underkimono with Woven Auspicious Designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: White Satin Underkimono with Woven Auspicious Designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Satin damask woven designs of pine, bamboo, and plum (shochikubai) and the takarazukushi
Century: Second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 2nd half of 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.399
Medium and Support: satin damask with woven designs
Artist Nationality: Japanese

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

Title: Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
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.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1960s-1970s
Accession Number: 2005/1.400
Medium and Support: black velvet with gray silk lining
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Purple silk michiyuki coat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Purple silk michiyuki coat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
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).
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1970s
Accession Number: 2005/1.401
Medium and Support: purple dyed silk
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Purple silk michiyuki coat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Purple silk michiyuki coat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Mauve silk Michiyuki coat with subtle repeating wave-like lines made by metallic thread that cross each other on a diagonal. It features a straight lined trapezoidal shaped neckline, and two front buttons covered in the same mauve fabric. Lining with white silk with bokashi pale yellow design.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.402
Medium and Support: mauve silk woven with metallic thread
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Moire silk michiyuki coat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Moire silk michiyuki coat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
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.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1970s - 1990s
Accession Number: 2005/1.403
Medium and Support: dark burgundy silk with green, blue, and purple dyed clouds
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Black silk Dochugi kimono raincoat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black silk Dochugi kimono raincoat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black dochugi raincoat with michiyuki style neckline and buttons down the front.
Century: second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1970s
Accession Number: 2005/1.404
Medium and Support: black satin damask with woven stripe design
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Black satin Dochugi damask raincoat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black satin Dochugi damask raincoat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: This dochugi raincoat is made from black silk with flower patterns. The oval-shaped neckline is made from two arched lines that come together in a slight point on the right side, and has buttons down the front.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1950s-1970s
Accession Number: 2005/1.405
Medium and Support: black flower pattern silk
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Jar; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Jar
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 17th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century - 19th century
Accession Number: 1973/2.37
Medium and Support: stoneware with white slip and iron glaze painting
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Jar with narrow foot and neck, wide mouth; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Jar with narrow foot and neck, wide mouth
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 1st-2nd century
Object Creation Date: 1st century - 2nd century
Accession Number: 1964/1.80
Medium and Support: earthenware with black firing marks
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Tansu (Chest); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tansu (Chest)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 2004/1.312
Medium and Support: wood with iron fittings
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Fukuro obi with gosho guruma (palace cart) design; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Fukuro obi with gosho guruma (palace cart) design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1970-1979
Accession Number: 2005/1.407
Medium and Support: multi-colored silk brocade with gold-wrapped and gold-paper covered threads
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Obi; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Obi
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1930s - 1940s
Accession Number: 2005/1.406
Medium and Support: antique gold brocade with gold-wrapped threads
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Father and Son Reunited: a scene from Utsubo Monogatari [Tales of a Hollow Tree]; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Father and Son Reunited: a scene from Utsubo Monogatari [Tales of a Hollow Tree]
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1820
Accession Number: 2004/2.146
Medium and Support: color woodblock print with gauffrage (blind printing) and silver pigment on paper
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Incense Burner with Lid; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Incense Burner with Lid
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century - 19th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.477
Medium and Support: brass
Artist Nationality: Japanese

Imari Ware Small Bowl with Interior Floral Pattern, Exterior Landscape; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Imari Ware Small Bowl with Interior Floral Pattern, Exterior Landscape
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/2.60
Medium and Support: porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze enamel painting and gold
Artist Nationality: Japanese