Unlined Summer Kimono (Katabira) with Rinpa Wave Design

second quarter of the 20th century

Not on view

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
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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