Passion Fruits
Yukata
2003 (made)
2003 (made)
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| Place of origin |
In the latter half of the 1980s, the yukata, or summer kimono, began to make a comeback in Japan as casual summer wear amongst young women. Traditional versions were indigo and white, and whilst today there are no restrictions on the use of colour, the yukata has not witnessed any great variation in the basic design. The overwhelming majority employ some sort of traditional pattern such as a flower design or water pattern, with the odd ice cream cone or goldfish. In 2002, the British design team Bentley & Spens collaborated with Kawashima Textile Manufacturers Limited to produce a range of textiles for the Japanese market. Bentley & Spens collaborated with Kawashima again in 2003 and for this Collection, they have refined their designs, simplying pattern and motif in line with the demands of yukata production.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Passion Fruits (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Yukata 'Passion Fruits', printed and woven cotton, Bentley & Spens, British, 2003 |
| Physical description | Yukata, or summer kimono, printed cotton. Pattern of pink passion flowers and yellow passon fruits, with grey leaves on brown ground |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Bentley & Spens London' (Label text)
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| Gallery label | In the 1980s the yukata, or summer kimono, began to make a comeback as a casual summer garment among young Japanese women. In 2002, the British duo Bentley & Spens collaborated with Kawashima Textile Manufacturers and produced their first collection specifically designed for the Japanese market. Their brightly coloured, bold designs gave the yukata a chic and playful image which appealed to the Japanese love of tradition and modernism. |
| Credit line | Given by Kawashima Textile Manufacturers Ltd. |
| Historical context | The modern kimono began to take shape in the Heian period (CE 794-1192). Since then the basic shape of both men's and women's kimono has remained essentially unchanged: a T-shaped, straight-lined robe that falls to the ankles, with a collar, and sleeves that fall to the wrist. The sleeves also fall from the wrist to approximately the waist if the arms are held straight out (though some styles have extremely long sleeves: the sleeves of some kimono fall almost to the floor). The robe is wrapped around the body, always with the left side over the right, and secured by a wide belt (called an obi) which is tied in the back) |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | In the latter half of the 1980s, the yukata, or summer kimono, began to make a comeback in Japan as casual summer wear amongst young women. Traditional versions were indigo and white, and whilst today there are no restrictions on the use of colour, the yukata has not witnessed any great variation in the basic design. The overwhelming majority employ some sort of traditional pattern such as a flower design or water pattern, with the odd ice cream cone or goldfish. In 2002, the British design team Bentley & Spens collaborated with Kawashima Textile Manufacturers Limited to produce a range of textiles for the Japanese market. Bentley & Spens collaborated with Kawashima again in 2003 and for this Collection, they have refined their designs, simplying pattern and motif in line with the demands of yukata production. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.17-2004 |
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| Record created | December 22, 2004 |
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