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Title

Black crested haori with faux-resist dyed designs of chrysanthemum arabesques in yellow, red, and blue on crackled orange ground with embroidery

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

It is a black silk damask haori (short jacket for kimono) with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The haori is in medium length, covering just underneath hip. It has elongated sleeves. The silk fabric is woven in a twill pattern of palace carts and flower baskets. Then the fabric is dyed with black. The white family crest under the collar and the diagonal part where chrysanthemum design would appear are left out from dying. The pinkish orange scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Chrysanthemum design is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and blue colors. Finally embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of the chrysanthemum petals and leaves.

Orange satin damask lining with woven wave design, with stenciled (?) designs of white flying cranes. Silver cord on one side, gold on the other, both with tassels.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.351

Medium and Support

Black damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 20.67991

Primary Keywords

arabesque

chrysanthemums

kimono

scale pattern

wax process

Title

St. Felix of Valois

Artist

Gaspar Miguel de Berrío

Physical Description

A bearded man with a halo and wearing ecclesiastical vestments appears rapt in ecstasy in the upper third of this painting. He stands on a cloud beneath an elaborate baldachin with his eyes turned upward. A stag with a cross between its antlers lies at his feet on the figure's right while a putto sits at his left. Two more putti hover to the left and right of the man, holding a red curtain behind him. This scene is surrounded on three sides by dense painted decoration composed primarily of vegetal motifs, which is complemented by the exuberant scrolling foliage and fish scale patterns of the gilded frame. A cartouche bearing a Latin inscription identifying the standing figure is located near the bottom of the painted surface.

Artist Life Dates

1706 - after 1761

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1735

Accession Number

2002/1.157

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 20.24889

Primary Keywords

bolivia (nation)

christianity

deer

putti

scale pattern

scrolling foliage