Unlined robe
Date19th century
Maker
Japanese
Made in
Okinawa
Label TextThis robe is an example of Okinawa bingata (paste-resist stencil) style of dyeing. Early in the 20th century, Yanagi Soetsu visited Okinawa, where the local folk crafts left an impact on him and became a central part of the formation of his Mingei theory.
Object number89.158
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). Text by Jay Rathbun. Cat. no. 67, reproduced pp. 83 (detail), 193.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Center, Harrison Street Gallery, Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival, Apr. 25 - 29, 1996.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920–2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021 [on view Dec. 14, 2019 - Mar. 21, 2021].Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection
Dimensions48 3/4 x 45 in. (123.83 x 114.3 cm)
MediumTombian-fiber cloth with paste-resist stencil decoration (Oki., bingata)
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