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Kimono

Japanese

Artwork Details

Kimono
20th century
Japanese
silk, brocade
59 in. ( 149.86 cm )
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2013/2.393

Description

Subject Matter:

Tsumugi is a type of soft fabric woven from raw silk, often worn for casual occasions.  The typical tsumugi types include Ooshima, Yuki, Shinozawa, Ueda, named after its area of production.

The inner lining includes eight different parts (hakkake) on the bottom and sleeve edges that gives the inner lining a more colorful appearance.  



 

Physical Description:

Red-brown tsumugi kimono with interwoven light brown hijiki (weaving shuttle) motifs with a silk white and brown lining.

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