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Collections

Woman’s Unlined Kimono (hitoe) with Waves and Dotsearly-Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935

Not on view
Japanese kimono displayed flat in a T-shape, dark navy fabric with an allover pattern of silver-white stylized waves with blue foam crests and scattered red circular dots
Textile fragment with dark purple ground, featuring a bold wave pattern in grey and blue with curling whitecaps, accented by red circular motifs scattered across the composition.

Unknown, Woman’s Unlined Kimono (hitoe) with Waves and Dots, early-Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman’s Unlined Kimono (hitoe) with Waves and Dots
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early-Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; omeshi meisen), stencil-printed warp ikat (hogushi kasuri meisen), aluminum-gilt-paper-wrapped rayon supplementary weft
Dimensions
Center back length: 57 1/2 in. (146.05 cm) Sleeve width: 49 1/2 in. (125.73 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2012.130.16
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2026.