赤地曲線模様銘仙羽織|Meisen Jacket (Haori) with Looped Lines
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ca. 1950–55 · Plain-weave silk warps with machine-spun silk wefts in all-weft ikat (yokosō-gasuri) · Asian Art
This abstract, stylized pattern was created by using four stencils to dye the wefts before weaving, a type of all-weft ikat technique. The ground color, a dark strawberry red, was achieved by crossing plum-red wefts (transverse yarns) with dark red warps (longitudinal yarns). This vivid lined jacket was made in Isesaki, in Gunma prefecture, north of Tokyo, during the brief revival of meisen production following the Second World War.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1950–55
- Medium
- Plain-weave silk warps with machine-spun silk wefts in all-weft ikat (yokosō-gasuri)
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of John C. Weber, 2023
