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Summer kimono
(Yukata)
Meiji period 1868-1912
Medium
cotton
Measurements
147.4 cm (centre back) 130.5 cm (cuff to cuff)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by the Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall, 2013
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This yukata was created using a traditional Japanese tsutsugaki yuzen resist-dyeing technique, in which a glutinous mix of rice flour and water is applied to the cotton fabric using a tool with a nozzle, similar to a cake-icing bag. Featured here are more than ten different types of flowers, including hydrangeas, clematises, chrysanthemums, wisteria, irises, peonies, plum blossoms, lilies, bush clovers and bell flowers.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Accession Number
2013.696
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation