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Collections

Woman’s Unlined Kimono (Hitoe) with Plovers and Flowing Water1912-1926

Not on view
Kimono displayed flat with arms extended, covered in an allover diagonal stripe pattern in coral orange, teal blue, black, and off-white, with large organic wave-like shapes overlaid across the surface
Woven textile panel with abstract overlapping shapes in terracotta orange, teal, black, and cream, featuring ikat-style feathered edges where colors bleed into one another along vertical threads.
Title
Woman’s Unlined Kimono (Hitoe) with Plovers and Flowing Water
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1912-1926
Period
Taisho
Medium
Rayon crepe (chirimen) with stencil-printed warp, tie-resist dyed wefts, and aluminum-thread supplementary-weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 59 in. (149.86 cm)
Credit Line
Costume and Textiles Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2013.59.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.