Haori
1920–1939
- Medium
- Silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave, lined with possibly rayon, plain weave, painted
- Dimensions
- 97.7 × 125.4 cm (38 1/2 × 49 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
paintModernismrayonpainting (image making)silk (textile)weaving - printedTextileweavingplain weaving
About
This striking haori is covered with overlapping stylized blooms. The treatment of the flowers offers a painterly quality, mimicking brushstrokes.