Kimono
1930-1940 (made)
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From the late 1920s the patterns on meisen kimono became increasingly stylised and abstracted and in this exuberant design any adherence to traditional Japanese motifs has been abandoned. The woman who wore this garment would have appeared the dazzling epitome of urban, contemporary fashion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | plain weave; resist-dyeing |
| Brief description | Tex, Japan, resist-dyed. Kimono with abstract motif, Shōwa period |
| Physical description | Informal kimono of machine-spun plain weave pongee silk (meisen) with stencil-printed warp and weft threads (heiyō-gasuri). Abstract motif. Lining of red and peach. |
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| Credit line | Given by Annie M. Van Assche |
| Summary | From the late 1920s the patterns on meisen kimono became increasingly stylised and abstracted and in this exuberant design any adherence to traditional Japanese motifs has been abandoned. The woman who wore this garment would have appeared the dazzling epitome of urban, contemporary fashion. |
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| Accession number | FE.32-2014 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2014 |
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