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Summer Kimono (Hitoe)

Summer Kimono (Hitoe)

Japan

Date
About 1900–1916
Medium
Silk, plain weave self-patterned by rows of gauze crossings (yoko-ro); resist- dyed (shibori) and stenciled (kata yûzen-zome)
Dimensions
141.9 × 126.4 cm (55 7/8 × 49 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 74.4 cm (29 1/4 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays
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