Coverlet in kimono form (yogi)

19th century

Japanese

Cotton cloth with free hand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki), indigo dye

61 x 55 1/2 in. (154.94 x 140.97 cm)

Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection

89.145

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: A Textile Journey In Japan (Washington, D.C., Textile Museum, Sept. 10, 1993 - Feb. 27, 1994; Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, Apr. 17 - June 26, 1994; Dallas, Texas, Dallas Museum of Art, Mar. 12 - May 28, 1995).

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Rabbit, Cat and Horse; Endearing Creatures in Japanese Art, Dec. 21, 2002 - Mar. 16, 2003.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World, Apr. 9 - Oct. 9, 2016.

Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington, pp. 130-131, p. 130 illus. (color), cat. 19

Loudon, Sarah. "Instructional Resources: Wearable Arts of Japan Seattle Art Museum," in Art Education, Vol. 49, No. 6, Art Education Reform and New Technologies, November 1996, 25-32

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