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Underkimono with Overall Shibori Design

Japanese

Artwork Details

Underkimono with Overall Shibori Design
circa 1925-1940
Japanese
Silk crepe with tie-dyed design
50 3/8 in. x 53 1/8 in. ( 128 cm x 135 cm )
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.397

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Subject Matter:

Traditional silk kimono undergarment. Shibori is a labor-intensive-technique involving the hand-tying of many small knots, and as such would have been very expensive.

Physical Description:

Silk repp weave crepe with tie-dyed (shibori) design

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