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Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles

Japanese

Artwork Details

Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles
1960s-1980s
Japanese
Satin damask with twill designs
54 5/16 in. x 53 1/8 in. ( 138 cm x 135 cm )
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.398

Description

In the language of kimono, colored tomesode are slightly less formal than black. A married woman would wear this type of kimono for the wedding of a nephew or niece or a business associate to whom she and her husband served as matchmakers. Colored tomesode are accompanied by brocade obi, here with gold embellishments, tied around the midsection; the sheer bulk and abundance of such an obi would have perfectly matched the festive mood of a wedding. Accessories are equally important for formal occasions: sandals made of multicolored woven silk fabric and a hand-woven obi cord would be worn with a colored tomesode and brocade obi.
(Wrapped in Silk & Gold Exhibition, Summer 2010)

Subject Matter:

Traditional silk kimono undergarment.

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.

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