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Lined Kimono

Japanese

Artwork Details

Lined Kimono
20th century
Japanese
silk, brocade
60 in. (152.4 cm)
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2013/2.487.2

Description

Subject Matter:

Ro textile, also called usumono, are thin, translucent fabrics used for summer kimonos.Nagajuban is a traditional kimono undergarment.

Physical Description:

Plain white Ro nagajuban, wears under sheer formal black funerary (mofuku) Ro kimono
(2.487.1)

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