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Taishō period (1912–26)
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The skillful treatment of graduated shading (bokashi) on this summer kimono captures the quality of moonlight over a field of susuki and Chinese bellflowers, two of the autumn grasses. It was made for a young woman in the Kyoto area before her wedding in 1922.
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Title: Summer Kimono with Pattern of Autumn Grasses
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Dye-patterned silk gauze
Dimensions: H (shoulder to hem) 61 3/4 in. (156.8 cm); W (wrist opening to wrist opening) 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit Line: Gift of Atsuko Irie, in honor of Suga Irie, 1998
Accession Number: 1998.487.4
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