Kimono

Name/Title

Kimono

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.401

Description

This was purchased from a used kimono dealer in Tokyo in 1971. Was supposed to be “old” at the time. Painted design which appears to have been done before assembly. Couched gold thread outlines which are applied to the large butterfly that is at the center front also appears to have been done before assembly.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

Mid-20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Material

Silk

Provenance

Notes

Gift of Vickie Elson. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.