Informal Women’s Kimono

anonymous, 1920 - 1940

Kimonos with fashionable patterns in strong colours reflected the optimism of the changing society. This kimono with irregularly shaped geometric fields is comparable to the one in the print of the woman holding a hand mirror.

  • Artwork typekimono
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2009-3-23
  • Dimensionsheight 150 cm x width 126 cm

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Kimono

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Informal Women’s Kimono

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-2009-3-23

  • Description

    Informele vrouwen kimono met een patroon over het hele vlak van grote, onregelmatig gevormde vlakken in rood, geel en blauw, met de scheidingslijnen in wit. Fijne crêpe zijde (kinsha) met een damast geweven key-fret patroon, de geometrische versiering in tie-dye techniek (shibori). Voering van rode en roze zijde.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1920 - 1940

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 150 cm x width 126 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Jan Dees & René van der Star

  • Acquisition

    gift 2009-06-16

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'Een schenking van formaat', Aziatische Kunst 39 (2009) nr. 3, p. 34-38, afb. 3 [als AK-RAK-2009-25].

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