Kimono

19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

White "grass cloth" kimono, printed in blue and brown ink and embroidered in colored silks and metallic yarns with pine trees, bamboo, plum blossoms, clouds, a stream crossed by a bridge, birds, etc. Lined in silk.

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Title: Kimono
Date Created: 19th century
Location Created: Japan
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk and gilded paper thread embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: stencil-printed and embroidered in satin and couching stitches
Credit line: Gift of Mary T. Cockcroft

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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