The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 8, 2024

Kimono

Kimono

1926–59?
(1926–89)
Hemp (asa); ikat weave
Gift of John C. Weber 2020.428
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Ikat dyeing techniques were used in what is now Okinawa as early as the 1100s.

Description

The threads of this hemp kimono were resist-dyed prior to weaving the garment resulting in the plaid-like pattern. The technique is known as ikat, a word borrowed from Indonesian languages, or kasuri in Japanese. The blurriness of the pattern occurs due to the imperfect lining up of the patterns in the warp and weft threads as the garment is woven.
  • ?-March 19, 1998
    Ms. Fifi White, Asiatica, Kansas City, KS, sold to John C. Weber
    March 19, 1998-2020
    John C. Weber, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2020-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.428