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        "tombstone": "Kimono with Diamonds, 1930s-50s. Japan, Sh\u014dwa period (1926\u201389). Machine-spun plain weave pongee silk (meisen) with resist-dyed threads; overall: 151.1 x 125.1 cm (59 1/2 x 49 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Julia Meech, 2020.85",
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        "title": "Kimono with Diamonds",
        "creation_date": "1930s-50s",
        "creation_date_earliest": 1930,
        "creation_date_latest": 1959,
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            "Japan, Sh\u014dwa period (1926\u201389)"
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        "technique": "Machine-spun plain weave pongee silk (meisen) with resist-dyed threads",
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        "department": "Japanese Art",
        "collection": "Japanese Art",
        "type": "Textile",
        "measurements": "Overall: 151.1 x 125.1 cm (59 1/2 x 49 1/4 in.)",
        "dimensions": {
            "overall": {
                "height": 1.511,
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        "provenance": [
            {
                "description": "(Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, IL, sold to Julia Meech)",
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                "footnotes": null,
                "date": "?-2000",
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                "description": "Julia Meech, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art",
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                "date": "2000-2020",
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        "did_you_know": "<em>Kasuri </em>is the Japanese term for ikat, which means forming patterns with pre-dyed threads.",
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        "description": "Composed of diamonds in black, white, red, and light brown, the bold designs of this <em>meisen</em> kimono are distinctively modern. Meisen generally refers to a type of fabric produced in the Kant\u014d region of Japan between the mid-1800s and mid-1900s. It was made of a variety of materials, including silk woven from imperfect fibers, machine-spun silk, and even rayon.",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Julia Meech",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:54:06.512000"
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