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Japan ca. early to mid 20th century silk 44" x 46", 110.5 cm x 117 cm |
Detail: front This juban or under-kimono is hand stitched from left-over silk scraps, specifically from the ends of silk bolts, most of which bear the maker's mark or other hand written notations. As some of the notes are written using Western lettering and numbering, we can deduce that the silk bits used to compose this under garment date from the late nineteenth century, most likely they date from the early part of the twentieth century. Note a similar example in the Fukushima Prefectural Museum's exhibition catalog "Hagire no Nihon no Bunka", page 39, plate 18. Detail: close-up |
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