Underkimono
Date19th century
Maker
Japanese
Label TextStenciled dying is used very strategically on this underkimono. Repeated intersections are misaligned so that the pattern of crossing lines is in perpetual motion.
Object number2001.528
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Pattern Richness in Modern Japanese Textiles, Feb. 15, 2007 - July 6, 2008.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Order and Border, Feb. 26, 2010 - Aug. 28, 2011.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Folding into Shape: Japanese Design and Crafts, Sept. 18, 2021 - Sept. 25, 2022.Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions52 x 47 1/4 in. (132.08 x 120.02 cm)
MediumSilk cloth (katazome)