Bright & daring : Japanese kimonos in the Taisho mode : from the Oka Nobutaka collection of the Suzaka Classic Museum
Entry/Object ID
GT1560.B74 1996
Description
"If you saw the popular exhibition Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco at the Academy in 2002 ... you know that the Taisho era (1912-1926) was a unique period in the history of Japanese design. That applied to textiles, whose visual motifs, newly introduced from Western modern art, merged with Japanese tradition to create kimono of daring design. Via mechanized spinning and weaving and chemical dyes introduced from Europe, these designs were applied to mass-produced women's silk kimono. You can see the influence of European and American Art Deco in the strikingly graphic, colorful images. Simultaneously, small classic Japanese motifs were dramatically enlarged to make dynamic visual statements. Each kimono attests to an energetic, free spirited era." -- HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART
Collection
Helen Romayne Cox Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
costume--japan--history--20th century, kimonos --japan, museum catalogs, textile design--japan
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalog
Book Details
Author
Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, Honolulu Academy Of Art, Suzaka Kurashikku Bijutsukan
