id: 376297
accession number: 2020.85
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.85
updated: 2022-06-03 09:01:20.408000
Kimono with Diamonds, 1930s-50s. Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89). 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
title: Kimono with Diamonds
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creation date: 1930s-50s
creation date earliest: 1930
creation date latest: 1959
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creditline: Gift of Julia Meech
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culture: Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)
technique: Machine-spun plain weave pongee silk (meisen) with resist-dyed threads
department: Japanese Art
collection: Japanese Art
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 151.1 x 125.1 cm (59 1/2 x 49 1/4 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, IL, sold to Julia Meech)
date: ?-2000
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Julia Meech, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 2000-2020
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2020-
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fun fact:
Kasuri is the Japanese term for ikat, which means forming patterns with pre-dyed threads.
digital description:
Composed of diamonds in black, white, red, and light brown, the bold designs of this meisen kimono are distinctively modern. Meisen generally refers to a type of fabric produced in the Kantō 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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