Kimono Design
Kimono design, from an album containing designs for kimono, plain weave silk, freehand paste-resist dyeing (yūzen), hand painting in ink and colours (kaki-e) and embroidery in silk and gold-wrapped silks, probably Kyoto, about 1900
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk, freehand paste-resist dyeing (yūzen), hand painting in ink and colours (kaki-e) and embroidery in silk and gold-wrapped silks, |
| Brief description | Pap, Japan, paintings and drawings. Kimono design. From an album with museum numbers E.704:737-1901, containing designs for kimono, stencilled and embroidered on silk and crepe. |
| Physical description | Kimono design, from an album containing designs for kimono, plain weave silk, freehand paste-resist dyeing (yūzen), hand painting in ink and colours (kaki-e) and embroidery in silk and gold-wrapped silks, probably Kyoto, about 1900 |
| Gallery label | This remarkable album of kimono designs has been created in dyed and embroidered silk. These miniature 2-dimensional versions of actual garments were produced to demonstrate the skill of the textile artisans as well as to offer design suggestions.(29/02/2020) |
| Object history | Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.705-1901 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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