Wedding ensemble with cranes, pines, and rising-cloud patterns
This wedding ensemble, worn by the donor’s mother, is composed of two robes. The outer is black, adorned with cranes and young pines (both associated with longevity), stylized chrysanthemums, and the rising-cloud pattern—an emblem of good fortune. The upper section is unadorned except for the formal depictions of the bride’s family crest. The inner robe is white and is embellished with cranes, bamboo grass, and stylized flowers surrounded by a complementary rising-cloud motif.
Artwork Details
- 黒縮緬地雲立涌松菊鶴模様留袖
- Title: Wedding ensemble with cranes, pines, and rising-cloud patterns
- Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
- Date: early 20th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Crepe silk with resist-dyed patterns and gold-and-silk thread embroidery
- Dimensions: a): H (shoulder to hem) 62 in. (157.5 cm); W (wrist opening to wrist opening) 49 in. (124.5 cm)
b): H (shoulder to hem) 60 3/4 in. (154.3 cm); W (wrist opening to wrist opening) 49 1/4 in. (125.1 cm) - Classification: Costumes
- Credit Line: Gift of Atsuko Irie, in honor of Suga Irie, 1998
- Object Number: 1998.487.1a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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