Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches

Accession Number
2005/1.375

Title
Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1930s-1940s

Medium & Support
white silk with red stencil design and brocade patches

Dimensions
59 5/8 in. x 53 1/8 in. ( 151.5 cm x 135 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi

Subject matter
Momi, the plain red lining on the upper half of the kimono, was originally achieved with safflowers, and considered to have medicinal properties. This made momi an excellent choice for linings, which were usually done in a plain weave.

Physical Description
White silk with stenciled (katazone) hitta kanoko design in red, and woven brocade patches using paper strips coated in black and red lacquer and silver (ginran). Upper half of lining is red plain weave silk (momi); lower half is lime green silk damask (rinsu), woven in T-diaper pattern (suyagata).

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
brocade (textile)
kimonos

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