Underkimono

19th century

Stenciled dying is used very strategically on this underkimono. Repeated intersections are misaligned so that the pattern of crossing lines is in perpetual motion.

Silk cloth (katazome)

52 x 47 1/4 in. (132.08 x 120.02 cm)

Gift of the Christensen Fund

2001.528

Not currently on view

Resources

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.

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