Haori
1930–1939
- Medium
- Silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave; screen printed
- Dimensions
- 98.5 × 120.7 cm (38 3/4 × 47 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Modernismstencilingshowascreen printingsilk (textile)lining (process)dyeTextileJapanismweavingplain weaving
About
This haori is patterned with traditional kuruma (wheel) motifs, associated with the Heian-period (794–1185) carts used by the nobility. The rendering of the overlapping wheels and the vibrant, saturated colors give the traditional motif a modern feel of mechanization and industry.