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[Brown tsumugi-gasuri kimono with white square pattern, Kumamoto, Japan, 1918]
[Brown tsumugi-gasuri kimono with white square pattern, Kumamoto, Japan, 1918]
[Brown tsumugi-gasuri kimono with white square pattern, Kumamoto, Japan, 1918]

[Brown tsumugi-gasuri kimono with white square pattern, Kumamoto, Japan, 1918]

Date1918
Mediumsilk, muslin
DimensionsL: 50 in, center back: 24 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Barbara Kawakami
Object number2004.1.209
Description1 kimono : silk, muslin ; 50 x 24 (center back) in., sleeves 20.25 x 11.75 in., collar 2.25 in.;Brown silk men's kimono with tiny white squares with brown dot pattern called "tsumugi-gasuri." Lined with natural muslin in upper shoulder area. A square patch of same fabric (13.5x13 in.) is sewn in the center back seat area.

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