Child's ceremonial kimono
Date19th century
Maker
Japanese
Label TextThis child’s kimono bears elaborate designs. The top is adorned with paulownia crests, and the wide sleeves and the lower portion are decorated with butterflies, autumn grasses, and instruments for bugaku (a traditional Japanese dance form). The gradation effect was created by using both paste-resist dyeing and hand-painted decoration. It would have been made for a wealthy urban client.
Object number89.106
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: A Textile Journey In Japan (Washington, D.C., Textile Museum, Sept. 10, 1993 - Feb. 27, 1994; Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, Apr. 17 - June 26, 1994; Dallas, Texas, Dallas Museum of Art, Mar. 12 - May 28, 1995).
Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, Under the Influence: Contemporary Jewelry and Ethnographic Objects, Sept. 8, 2000 - Jan. 31, 2001.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle, July 16, 2001 - Nov. 17, 2002.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view July 16 - Dec. 5, 2021].Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington, pg. 157Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection
Dimensions35 7/8 x 30 3/4 in. (91.12 x 78.11 cm)
MediumBast fiber (asa) cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki) and handpainted pigments
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