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Jan 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022

Kimono with Scattered Lines and Dots

Kimono with Scattered Lines and Dots

1950s

Japan, Shōwa period

(1926-89)

Machine-spun pongee plain weave silk (meisen), with resist-dyed threads

Overall: 149.2 x 126.4 cm (58 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.)

Gift of Julia Meech 2020.84

Location

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Kasuri is the Japanese term for ikat, which means forming patterns with pre-dyed threads.

Description

Composed mainly of bright parallels and diagonals against a dark ground, the bold designs of this meisen kimono are distinctively modern. Meisen generally refers to a type of fabric produced in the Kantō region of Japan between the mid-1800s and mid-1900s. It was fashioned from a variety of materials, especially silk woven from imperfect fibers. This example was made in Chichibu.

See also
Collection: 
Japanese Art
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Textile
Medium: 
Machine-spun pongee plain weave silk (meisen), with resist-dyed threads
Credit line: 
Gift of Julia Meech

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