Kimono Item Number: 2504/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black summer kimono (着物) made of hand woven kasuri (絣) or ikat textile made from ramie fibre. Cotton fabric interfacing on the shoulder area woven in plain weave. Kimono assembled with hand-stitching throughout. The pattern is linear squares and circles arranged in a checkered design. There is a wide patterned band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The sleeve panels are short with an opening under the arm. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
Miyako jōfu (宮古上布) is a summer kimono fabric. People in Miyako consider that Miyako jōfu (宮古上布) derives from Ayasabi fu (綾錆布), the ramie cloth of the striped pattern and of rusty color, which Toji Inaishi (稲石刀自), a woman on Miyako island developed in the sixteenth century.
Specific Techniques
It is likely made of Miyako jōfu (宮古上布), dyed with indigo and woven with dye-resistant yarns of hand-spun ramie from Miyako island, Okinawa.
Item History
- Made in Miyako, Okinawa, Japan during 1900
- Owned by Dorothy M. Miller before February 10, 2000
- Received from Dorothy M. Miller (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) on February 10, 2000
What
- Name
- Kimono
- Identification Number
- 2504/1
- Type of Item
- kimono
- Material
- hemp fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- resist dyed, woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 154.0 cm, width 123.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Previous Owner
- Dorothy M. Miller
- Received from
- Dorothy M. Miller (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Miyako, Okinawa, Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before February 10, 2000
- Acquisition Date
- on February 10, 2000
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2504/0001