Length
1700-1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This length of fabric would have originally formed part of a summer kimono, or katabira, and is made of hemp, a linen-like fibre well suited to Japan's hot and humid climate. The elegant design of cascading flowers was created using a technique called yuzen. This involves drawing the pattern on the cloth with rice paste extruded through the metal tip of a cloth bag. The paste forms a protective coat that prevents the colour penetrating when the dyes are applied.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed and stencilled hemp |
| Brief description | Length of resist-dyed and stencilled hemp fabric, Japan, 18th century |
| Physical description | Length of hemp kimono fabric, plain weave bast fibre (asa) with paste-resist stencilled decoration (yuzen) of cascading flowers and a butterfly in pink, green and amber, with reserved white in indigo ground. |
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| Summary | This length of fabric would have originally formed part of a summer kimono, or katabira, and is made of hemp, a linen-like fibre well suited to Japan's hot and humid climate. The elegant design of cascading flowers was created using a technique called yuzen. This involves drawing the pattern on the cloth with rice paste extruded through the metal tip of a cloth bag. The paste forms a protective coat that prevents the colour penetrating when the dyes are applied. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.137-1968 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2006 |
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