Summer kimono (yukata)
Dateearly 20th century
Maker
Japanese
Label TextThe wave pattern of this informal summer robe, made by applying a resist paste through a stencil before submerging it in an indigo dyebath, suggests the coolness of an ocean breeze.
Object number2001.600
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World, Apr. 9 - Oct. 9, 2016.Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions59 1/4 x 49 1/4 in. (150.5 x 125.1 cm)
MediumCotton; hand-woven; plain weave; stencil paste resist (katazome); indigo dye