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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 7.15620

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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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
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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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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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
relevance: rank 7.15620

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