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In Class Make-a-thon Prototype

Posted on by under First Year, Integrative Studio 2

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Researching Japan in the 19th century for my final project/paper in Studio and Seminar, I have read about the kimono and its significance in geisha’s attire. I have also read about how the kimono was adopted by the West and how it was a garment that wealthy men would wear as a night robe. I have decided to make a few kimono inspired garments that I will dye with indigo and experiment with shibori techniques on. Indigo was commonly used as a dye in Japan for garments. After having read this, I noticed how blue is found in many prints from the 19th century depicting women in kimonos. Shibori is a set of Japanese techniques that were used to create patterns on kimonos and other garments when they were being dyed. For the in class make-a-thon, I made a prototype of one of the garments I plan on making to dye.

Japanese Noh Robe: In Class Image Research

Posted on by under First Year, Integrative Seminar 2

Source: ARTstor

Artist: unknown, Japanese

Title: Noh Robe (Kitsuke)

Work Type: Costume and Jewelry

Date: Second half of 18th – first half of 19th century

Made in Japan

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Style Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

Material: silk chevron twill weave (atsuita)

Image description: plaid blue and yellow lines of varying thickness on an off white fabric. Very geometrical and not fitted to the body and it has many panels.

Questions do to with style, class and the culture in relation to the garment:

If this is a costume, then does is reflect a style of an earlier Japanese period as opposed to the 19th century?

Who wore this garment and for what occasion? Was this costume considered in style or in a dated style since it is a costume?

Are there any paintings or images from this period that we can use to figure out the type of person who would have worn this garment?

*Unknown, Noh Robe, silk chevron twill weave, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Second half of 18th Century – first half of 19th century

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Unknown, Noh Robe (Kitsuke). Late 18th Century – Early 19th Century, photograph. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Available from: ARTstor, http://artstor.org (accessed February 12, 2015).

 

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