id:			376297
accession number:	2020.85
share license status:	Copyrighted
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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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: 
<em>Kasuri </em>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 <em>meisen</em> 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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