Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Subject Index: Clothing, Women's, East Asia

Works of Art (16)

Coat, early 1990s, Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese), Black felted wool with gold metallic handpainted surface decoration and brass plate appliqué (2003.573.2)
Dress, 1989, Issey Miyake (Japanese), Brown wool knit (2003.79.3)
Dress, ca. 1990, Issey Miyake (Japanese), Gold and burgundy finely pleated cotton blend (2001.711)
Dress, spring 2000, Issey Miyake (Japanese), Yellow synthetic mesh (2003.205)
Dress, spring/summer 1997, Rei Kawakubo (Japanese), for Comme des Garçons (French), Gray and white gingham checked nylon and elasticine blend (1998.516.1a,b)
Ensemble, ca. 1983, Issey Miyake (Japanese), Dark gray cotton and wool with taupe and cream mud-cloth style resist patterns (1996.335.10a-c)
Ensemble, fall/winter 2000–2001, Junya Watanabe (Japanese), for Comme des Garçons (French), Ivory polyester chiffon and gray and silver polyester velvet (2001.742a,b)
Kimono with carp, water lilies, and morning glories, Meiji period, ca. 1876, Japan, Resist-dyed, painted, and embroidered silk gauze (ro) (2006.73.2)
Outer robe (uchikake) with scenes of filial piety, Edo period, late 18th century, Japan, Resist-dyed and embroidered silk crepe (49.32.109)
Outer robe (uchikake) with theme of Mount Hôrai, Edo period, second half of 18th–first half of 19th century, Japan, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin damask with stencil-dyed details (1970.296.1)
"Seashell" or "Shell-knit" coat, spring/summer 1985, Issey Miyake (Japanese), Gray, pink, red, and lavender cotton/synthetic blend knit with heat-embossed ribbing (2003.79.16)
Tagasode ("Whose Sleeves?"), first half of the 17th century, Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and silver on gilded paper (62.36.2–3)
Wedding dress, spring/summer 2000, Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese), Natural cotton muslin (2003.573.8a,b)
Whose Sleeves? (Tagasode), Momoyama period, late 16th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper (29.100.493–4)
Woman's sleeveless jacket with bamboo, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk and metallic thread (45.125.13)
Woman's sleeveless jacket with butterflies (detail), late 19th–early 20th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk and metallic thread (45.125.15)

Thematic Essays (6)