Kimono of plum colored silk satin with large Chinese characters of metallic thread couched onto kimono throughout and surrounding large medallions
- Title
- Kimono of plum colored silk satin with large Chinese characters of metallic thread couched onto kimono throughout and surrounding large medallions
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- Wolf, Martha
- Description
- Kimono of plum colored silk satin with large Chinese characters of metallic thread couched onto kimono throughout and surrounding large medallions; medallions have a phoenix at center surrounded by plant-like motifs in knot stitch embroidery in turquoise green, pinks, and ivory outlined in couched metallic thread; neckline opening is trimmed in a band of ivory silk satin with floral vines and phoenix birds in blues, purples, and pinks and couched metallic thread; neckline band in trimmed in a pink ribbon edge; coat is lined in grey-blue cotton; neckline band is trimmed in floral blue damask.
- Provenance
- Record says 1942 - purchased by a relative of the donor, who was a Frogman in WWII.
- Motif
- Phoenix Flowers Plant motifs Chinese characters
- Work Type
- kimonos
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1988.027.004
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk Cotton Metallic Threads
- Technique
- Knot stitch embroidery Couching stitch Satin stitch
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
