Length
1850-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This length of cloth was originally created for use as kimono fabric. It is woven from hemp, a linen-like fibre well suited to Japan's hot and humid summers. The design, of flowers on a river bank, also suggests the relaxed pleasures of a summer's day.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed and stencilled hemp |
| Brief description | Length of resist-dyed hemp, Japan, 1850-1900 |
| Physical description | Length of hemp kimono fabric with free-hand paste-resist dyed decoration (tsutsugaki) of river bank with flowers, fish and shells. Design is stencilled in shades of pink, green, blue and yellow. |
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| Summary | This length of cloth was originally created for use as kimono fabric. It is woven from hemp, a linen-like fibre well suited to Japan's hot and humid summers. The design, of flowers on a river bank, also suggests the relaxed pleasures of a summer's day. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.136-1968 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2005 |
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