Meisen Kimono with Diamond Patterns
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World War II–era restrictions on the manufacture of certain goods interrupted the vogue for meisen kimonos. The need to replace large quantities of clothing destroyed during the war and the special procurement demands of the Korean War (1950–53) led to a brief revival of the meisen industry in the early 1950s. In 1953, meisen production in just five centers (Sano, Ashikaga, Tatebayashi, Kiryū, and Isesaki) reached 4.19 million rolls. Bold, large-scale, abstract motifs emerged again, seeming to reflect the relief that followed the turmoil of war and to celebrate the beginning of a new era.
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