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Woman’s Kimono with Abstract Expressionist Designmid-Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1950

Not on view
Kimono displayed flat, with an allover pattern of bold intersecting black, gray, and crimson red lines on a white ground creating irregular geometric shapes across the entire surface
Kimono displayed flat, featuring an all-over abstract pattern of bold, overlapping brushstroke-like bands in black, red, and gray on a white ground.
Kimono with bold abstract pattern of overlapping diagonal brushstroke lines in black, red, and gray on a white ground, displayed flat with a visible center seam.
Title
Woman’s Kimono with Abstract Expressionist Design
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1950
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen omeshi), hand-painted ink
Dimensions
Center back length: 59 1/4 in. (150.5 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2012.130.4
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.