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Woman’s Unlined Kimono (Hitoe) with Abstract Water-Stream Patternearly Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935

Not on view
Kimono displayed flat in a T-shape, cerulean blue silk with an allover ikat wave pattern in cream and off-white, feathered edges characteristic of resist dyeing
Ikat-dyed textile with repeating wave or arch motifs in cream against a deep blue ground, with characteristic feathered edges along pattern boundaries.
Title
Woman’s Unlined Kimono (Hitoe) with Abstract Water-Stream Pattern
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1935
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chijimi) with tie-resist-dyed warp ikat (tate kasuri)
Dimensions
Center back length: 56 5/8 in. (143.83 cm) cuff to cuff: 51 in. (129.54 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2012.130.23
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles