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Silver streams are repeated across the panels of hemp fabric on this unlined summer kimono. The fluid swirls of water against the dark ground create a striking contrast, conveying the stylized simplicity of the Rinpa aesthetic.
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黒地観世水模様帷子
Title: Unlined Summer Kimono (Katabira) with Rinpa Wave Design
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: second quarter of the 20th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Asa (hemp)
Dimensions: 62 3/4 × 47 1/2 in. (159.4 × 120.7 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2018
Object Number: 2018.560
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