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Kimono with pine, bamboo, and topiary holly trees

Serizawa Keisuke Japanese

ca. 1962

Not on view

The kimono designs of Serizawa represent only a small portion of his overall production, which included folding screens, book illustrations, shop entrance curtains, and so forth. He emerged from the 1930s Mingei (Japanese Folk Crafts) movement to achieve the status of Living National Treasure in 1956. The depiction of pine, bamboo, and topiary holly on a deep indigo ground is emblematic of Serizawa’s participation, along with other members of the Mingei movement, in the revival of traditional forms and techniques. Serizawa studied Okinawa bingata, a stencil-dyeing technique with a colorful dye palette, and preferred cutting stencils and dyeing fabrics himself, rather than relying on a division of labor.

Kimono with pine, bamboo, and topiary holly trees, Serizawa Keisuke (Japanese, 1895–1984), Plain-weave pongee silk with stencil-dyeing, Japan — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Kimono with pine, bamboo, and topiary holly trees, Serizawa Keisuke (Japanese, 1895–1984), Plain-weave pongee silk with stencil-dyeing, Japan

Kimono with pine, bamboo, and topiary holly trees, Serizawa Keisuke (Japanese, 1895–1984), Plain-weave pongee silk with stencil-dyeing, Japan

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藍地絹紬松竹刈込みヒイラギ模様着物

Title: Kimono with pine, bamboo, and topiary holly trees

Artist: Serizawa Keisuke (Japanese, 1895–1984)

Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)

Date: ca. 1962

Culture: Japan

Medium: Plain-weave pongee silk with stencil-dyeing

Dimensions: 64 × 48 5/8 in. (162.6 × 123.5 cm)

Classification: Costumes

Credit Line: Promised Gift of John C. Weber

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