Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs

Accession Number
2005/1.374

Title
Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1970-1979

Medium & Support
gray twill silk with shibori and embroidery with silk and metallic thread

Dimensions
58 7/16 in. x 53 1/8 in. ( 148.5 cm x 135 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi

Subject matter
This kimono required a labor intensive technique called shibori, in which hundreds of hours would have been spent tying up each small section where white can be seen on the fabric before immersing it in dye. Shibori textiles are very expensive due to the time and skill required to produce them.

Physical Description
Gray silk damask woven in an arare pattern, with partial hon hitta shibori designs and shifuku (tea caddy pouch) design embroidered with silk and metallic thread

Primary Object Classification
Costume and Costume Accessories

Primary Object Type
kimono

Additional Object Classification(s)
Textile

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
embroidery (visual works)
kimonos
tea caddies (containers)

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