Kimono

CultureJapanese

Date1930s-1950s

MediumMeisen silk plain weave, stencil-printed warp and weft

DimensionsOverall: 61 1/2 × 47 1/4 inches (156.21 × 120.02 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: the Asian Art Acquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman

Object number2024.16.3

On View

Not on view

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

Japanese

DescriptionThe kimono is unlined and made of plain weave Meisen silk. The warp and weft were printed with stencils and were woven to make the abstract pattern. Multi-colored lines flow across the kimono horizontally, separating the ground filled with wire-thin grids. Some areas with denser grids are rich, dusty pink, while others appear light pink.

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