藍綸子地松鎖模様振袖, Kosode with Design of Pines and Interlocking Squares, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Tie-dyed (shibori) pattern on figured silk satin (rinzu), 71 x 50 in. (180.3 x 127 cm), Costumes, This garment's design juxtaposes interlocking squares with gently diagonal passages of pines, in their conventionalized cloudlike form. The entire pattern was rendered in a resist-dyeing technique called kanoko (literally, fawn) shibori, in which tiny portions of the fabric were tied with thread and the cloth was dyed with indigo
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藍綸子地松鎖模様振袬 Kosode, Design, Pines, Interlocking Squares, Edo period, 1615–1868, second half, 18th century, Japan, Tie-dyed, shibori, pattern, figured silk satin, rinzu, 71 x 50, 180.3 127 cm, Costumes, garment, design juxtaposes, interlocking, squares, gently diagonal, passages, pines, conventionalized cloudlike, form, entire pattern, rendered, resist-dyeing technique, kanoko, literally, fawn, tiny portions, fabric, tied, thread, cloth, dyed, indigo
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