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[Pale yellow Niigata chirimen kimono with valley or wave design, Niigata, Japan]
[Pale yellow Niigata chirimen kimono with valley or wave design, Niigata, Japan]
[Pale yellow Niigata chirimen kimono with valley or wave design, Niigata, Japan]

[Pale yellow Niigata chirimen kimono with valley or wave design, Niigata, Japan]

Date1900-1960
Mediumsilk
DimensionsL: 55.5 in, center back: 25 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Barbara Kawakami
Object number2004.1.98
Description1 kimono : silk ; 55.5 x 25 (center back) in., sleeves 22.5 x 11.75 in., collar 4.375 in.;Lightweight Niigata chirimen (silk crepe) kimono with "valley" or "wave" design composed of a grid of light green lines marked with brown hash marks and alternate with light green and gray vertical stripes on a field of pale yellow. Lined with natural muslin at collar, shoulder area and back panel, rear panel area and collar/neck area lined with sarashi.

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