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Child's kimono

Child's kimono

Datelate 19th - early 20th century
Label TextCrisp diagonals cover this kimono, but allow glimpses of virtual patchwork. Stencils are used with exact alignment to give the impression of diagonal patches. Designs taken from ukiyo-e woodblock prints are referenced and accented by deep triangles of color.
Object number2001.637
Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions35 x 36 in. (88.9 x 91.4 cm)
MediumSilk cloth with katazome (stenciled resist): stitched
Vest with patchwork design
Japanese
early 20th century
Object number: 2001.429
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.609
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 2001.623
Three-piece child's ceremonial kimono (miya-mairi)
Japanese
early 20th century
Object number: 89.165
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.640
Child's kimono fabric
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 89.157
Farmer's coat
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 89.146
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.630
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.639
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
20th century
Object number: 89.124
Japanese
20th century
Object number: 2001.649
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.632