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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

relevance

rank 18.42840

Primary Keywords

green

kimono

wax process

Title

Summer crested kimono with orchid design on purple crackled ground (hibiware)

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

It is a grayish purple silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with purple, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The dark purple scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, pale and blue green, and black colors. The half bottom of the family crest is also dyed with pink. There are mix of tropical flowers and foliage including four kinds of orchids, gladiolus, ferns, and ginger in red, yellow, green, purple, black and white hue. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.359

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 18.03191

Primary Keywords

embroidery

ferns

kimono

orchids

wax process

Title

Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.325

Medium and Support

Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 18.03191

Primary Keywords

flowers (plants)

kimono

obi

wax process

Title

Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

Overall wax-resist dyed pattern of crackled pale mauve on periwinkle ground, decorated with wax-resist dyed patterns of foral clusters in red, yellow, purple and white, and embroidery in gold, silver, and red metallic threads. White plain weave silk lining with wax-resist designs of fabric samples, predominantly red, blue, and gold. Silver and red red cords with tassles. Crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered with gold couched threads and red and white bokashi silk thread.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.350

Medium and Support

crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 17.83999

Primary Keywords

floral decoration and ornament

kimono

textiles

wax process

Title

Nagoya-style Obi with wax-resist overall pattern of crackled pink-on-white, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of colorful tropical orchids

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of satin damask silk woven with “flower in tortoise-shell” patterns. “Cracked ice” pattern in red is dyed with wax-resist technique. Orchid flowers, leaves, ginger leaves, and ferns are hand painted in white, yellow, black, red, and green. Silver threads are embroidered in the rim of orchid flowers and other plants; more colored metallic and velvet threads are applied. The “cracked ice” patterns are broader adjacent to plants and red dye outlines them; that suggests that the artist designed flowers and foliage before the wax-resist application. The plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.326

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 17.83999

Primary Keywords

embroidery

ferns

kimono

obi

orchids

wax process

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 17.83999

Primary Keywords

arabesque

chrysanthemums

kimono

scale pattern

wax process

Title

Black crepe haori with kotobuki designs in several colors

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black crepe silk with wax-resist design in several colors, touch of gold paint. White silk damask lining with stenciled (katztome) (?) designs of large, abstract flowers (design of white flowers on red ground)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.352

Medium and Support

black crepe silk with wax resist design with red and white silk twill lining

relevance

rank 17.46815

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

floral decoration and ornament

kimono

stencil (tool)

wax process