Kimono Item Number: 1404/15 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black kimono with printed designs in the Kuro tomesode (黒留袖) style. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide black band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The lower front has peacock and pine tree motifs in cream, green, brown and black on black ground. The inner lining is red silk. It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of three paulownia flowers on top of three paulownia leaves known as gosan no kiri (五三の桐).
History Of Use
Kuro tomesode (黒留袖, black tomesode), is a style of formal kimono worn by married women, usually mothers and grandmothers, on formal occasions such as weddings. Tomesode has short sleeves and patterns below the waist line, usually on the lower part of the garment, and has family crests or kamon (家紋).
Item History
- Made in Japan before 1931
- Collected during 1931
- Owned by James Wheeler Davidson and Lillian Dow Davidson
- Owned by Marjory D. Abramson before January 4, 1990
- Received from Marjory D. Abramson (Donor) on January 4, 1990
What
- Name
- Kimono
- Identification Number
- 1404/15 a
- Type of Item
- kimono
- Material
- silk fibre, dye and fibre
- Overall
- height 167.0 cm, width 124.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- James Wheeler Davidson, Lillian Dow Davidson and Marjory D. Abramson
- Received from
- Marjory D. Abramson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- before 1931
- Collection Date
- during 1931
- Ownership Date
- before January 4, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on January 4, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1404/0015 a