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Kimono

Japanese

Artwork Details

Kimono
20th century
Japanese
silk, brocade
51 in. ( 129.54 cm )
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2013/2.484

On Display

Not currently on display

Description

Subject Matter:

Shibori is labor intensive dying technique in which hundreds of hours are spent tying miniscule sections of the fabric before immersing it in dye, leaving the tied parts white. Shibori textiles are very expensive due to the time and skills required to produce them.

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:

light brown-gray shibori kimono with red and lavender-gray inner lining.

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