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Japanese
Fabric with stone lanterns and flowing water, geese and pine trees (Tōrō ryūsui gan matsu moyō tanmono燈籠流水紋雁松紋反物) (1910s-1940s)
cotton, indigo (ikat)
322.5 × 33.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2005
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Fabric with stone lanterns and flowing water, geese and pine trees
(Tōrō ryūsui gan matsu moyō tanmono燈籠流水紋雁松紋反物)
(1910s-1940s)
Medium
cotton, indigo (ikat)
Measurements
322.5 × 33.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2005
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
This long bolt of fabric was produced with an ikat dyeing technique known as kasuri. It would have been cut and sewn together to produce either a kimono or a large cover in which futon bedding would be wrapped and presented as a dowry item in rural Japanese communities.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yumigahama, Tottori prefecture, South-west Honshu, Japan
Accession Number
2005.509
Department
Asian Art
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