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

Not on view
Kimono displayed flat with arms extended, bold large-scale pattern of overlapping petal shapes in red, black, gray, and cream with golden yellow outlines on a checked ground
Woven textile with bold abstract composition in red, black, white, yellow, and gray; large interlocking curved and angular forms with areas of red-and-black gingham check pattern; visible weft threads create soft, slightly feathered edges between color fields.
Flat-laid textile, likely a kimono panel, with bold abstract pattern in red, black, yellow, and cream; large sweeping curved and angular forms with soft blurred edges contrast against a red-and-white gingham check section at upper right and along a separate side panel.
Title
Woman’s Kimono with Abstract Design
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-Shōwa period (1926-1989), circa 1950
Medium
Silk plain weave, stencil-printed warp and weft ikat (heiyō kasuri meisen)
Dimensions
Length: 59 5/8 in. (151.45 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Grace Tsao
Accession Number
M.2013.58.4
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.