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Underkimono

Underkimono

Date20th century
Label TextPatchwork is an aesthetic implied by this design, but not actually stitched from separate cloths. The broad stripes serve as a dynamic background for accents of dark indigo squares filled with intricate tied designs.
Object number2001.649
Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions52 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. (132.4 x 127.32 cm)
MediumSilk cloth with shibori (stitch resist) and kanoko: stitched
Coat
Japanese
early 20th century
Object number: 2001.475
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 2001.623
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
ca. 1900
Object number: 89.147
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.637
Japanese
Object number: 2001.643
Japanese
Object number: 2001.646
Japanese
Object number: 2001.647
Kimono (furisode)
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 56.133
Japanese
ca. 1912-1924
Object number: 2001.644
Fireman's trousers (momoshiki)
Japanese
mid 19th century
Object number: 89.81.2
Fireman's gloves (tebukuro)
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 89.81.3