Kimono Item Number: 2772/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Uchikake (打掛) with gold, burgundy, blue, green, peach, yellow and brown embroidered designs and a red lining. Design elements include auspicious motifs such as cranes, pine trees, Japanese plum blossoms and the woven patterns on a heavy, creamy white fabric are family crests or kamon (家紋) known as kikkō ni hanabishi (亀甲に花菱), a small diamond-shaped flower motif in turtle shell pattern. The red lining curls up around the bottom of the white fabric to create a thick roll-like ruff known as fuki (袘).
History Of Use
Uchikake (打掛) is a highly formal outer kimono and is worn by a bride or at a stage performance. Uchikake is usually heavily brocaded and padded along the hem known as fuki (袘).
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Abraham Rogatnick before November 16, 2009
- Received from Abraham Rogatnick (Donor) on November 16, 2009
What
- Name
- Kimono
- Identification Number
- 2772/5
- Type of Item
- kimono
- Material
- silk fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 190.0 cm, width 126.0 cm, depth 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Abraham Rogatnick
- Received from
- Abraham Rogatnick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 16, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on November 16, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2772/0005