Textile Length
1890-1912 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This length of silk fabric would have originally been part of a kimono. The design of flowers against bamboo fences 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
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed silk crêpe |
| Brief description | Length of resist-dyed ('Yuzen' technique) silk crêpe, Japan, 1890-1912 |
| Physical description | Length of resist-dyed ('Yuzen' technique) silk crêpe for a kimono and depicting flowers against bamboo fences. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by E. F. Strange, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Mr. E. F. Strange, accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This length of silk fabric would have originally been part of a kimono. The design of flowers against bamboo fences 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.429-1912 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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