Kimono Item Number: 2504/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark blue summer kimono made of fabric with a resist dyed white checkered pattern. Kimono assembled with hand-stitching throughout. The pattern consists of alternating vertical and horizontal, white-gray lines in small squares. There is a wide patterned band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The short sleeves have an opening under the arms. 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 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
- 2504/4
- Type of Item
- kimono
- Material
- ramie fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- resist dyed, woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 136.0 cm, width 119.0 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
- 2504/0004