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Collections

Woman’s Kimono with Abstract Hemp-Leaf Patternearly Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935

Not on view
Kimono displayed from the back, covered in a bold asanoha geometric pattern in tomato red, chartreuse yellow-green, and powder blue, separated by thick black outlines
Kimono sleeve and body detail in resist-dyed silk, featuring bold geometric pattern of interlocking triangles and hexagons in red, yellow-green, and blue-grey separated by thick black lines, with vertical stripe borders.
Title
Woman’s Kimono with Abstract Hemp-Leaf Pattern
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935
Medium
Silk plain weave, stencil-printed warp and weft ikat (heiyō kasuri meisen)
Dimensions
Center back length: 57 1/2 in. (146.05 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2012.130.9
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Yorke, Roger. Art Kimono: Aesthetic Revelations of Japan 1905-1960. Truro, Nova Scotia: Yorke Antique Textiles, 2023.