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[Beige woman's kimono with purple asanoha (hemp leaf) design]
[Beige woman's kimono with purple asanoha (hemp leaf) design]
[Beige woman's kimono with purple asanoha (hemp leaf) design]

[Beige woman's kimono with purple asanoha (hemp leaf) design]

Date1912-1926
Mediumsilk
Dimensionscenter back: 60.5 in, W: 25 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Barbara Kawakami
Object number2004.1.2
Description1 kimono : silk ; 60.5 x 25 in. (center back);Handmade beige woman's kinsha (silk crepe) kimono with geometric katazome (stencil-dyeing) asanoha (hemp leaf) pattern, which consists of twelve triangles arranged into six diamond shapes in radial pattern; combination of purple lines and yellow lines surrounded by thick purple lines.

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