Kimono
1860-1900 (made)
| Place of origin |
The design of this kimono illustrates the close connection between painting and textile arts that exists in Japan. The surface of the garment has acted as a kind of hanging scroll for the creation of a hand-painted and resist-dyed image of cranes among pines and plum blossoms. Touches of embroidery have been used to highlight the crests of the birds and parts of the pine boughs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave crepe silk, with hand-painting, resist-dyeing and embroidery |
| Brief description | Kimono, plain weave crepe silk, hand-painted with touches of embroidery with a scene of crane under bamboo and plum blossom, Japan, 1860-1900 |
| Physical description | Outer kimono (uchikake) for a young woman of sage green silk crepe, hand-painted and resist-dyed, with an image of cranes under plum blossoms and pines. There are touches of embroidery in silk and metal-wrapped threads across the pines and on the crests of the birds. Lining of white silk, with lower lining of monochrome patterned pale green silk painted and resist-dyed with design of rippling water and maple leaves. |
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| Credit line | Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The design of this kimono illustrates the close connection between painting and textile arts that exists in Japan. The surface of the garment has acted as a kind of hanging scroll for the creation of a hand-painted and resist-dyed image of cranes among pines and plum blossoms. Touches of embroidery have been used to highlight the crests of the birds and parts of the pine boughs. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.389-1910 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2006 |
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