Kimono
1920-1940
| Place of origin |
This man’s under-garment is emblazoned with a tiger. The image of this powerful animal, associated with military prowess, would have symbolically imbued the wearer with its strength and courage. The tiger is shown in a grove of bamboo, an auspicious combination of motifs suggestive of a harmonious society, as the prowling tiger protects the bamboo, which in turn camouflages the creature.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk, stencil dyeing (kata-yūzen) |
| Brief description | Man's underkimono (juban), plain weave silk, resist-dyed with image of tiger and bamboo, Japan, 1920-1940 |
| Physical description | Under-kimono (juban) for a man of plain weave silk. Stencil dyed (kata-yūzen), painterly design of tiger growling in shades of yellow/orange and black, bamboo in brown-grey against a ground of darker grey-brown, black collar. |
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| Credit line | Given by Christina Norvell |
| Summary | This man’s under-garment is emblazoned with a tiger. The image of this powerful animal, associated with military prowess, would have symbolically imbued the wearer with its strength and courage. The tiger is shown in a grove of bamboo, an auspicious combination of motifs suggestive of a harmonious society, as the prowling tiger protects the bamboo, which in turn camouflages the creature. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.12-2018 |
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| Record created | December 21, 2016 |
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