Description
The fiber of this coat, seen here in its natural color, is made from the inner bark of the ohyō tree, a member of the elm family. The geometric patterns are made of indigo-dyed cotton attached with an appliquéd techinque.
Provenance
Private collection, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, since 1920s [recorded on invoice from Douglas Dawson Gallery, Feb. 21, 1998]; sold to Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, by Feb. 21, 1998 [invoice #7758, object #7187, Feb. 21, 1998; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1998.
Accession Number
149682
Medium
Elm tree bark fiber, plain weave; center back and outer edges appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching
Dimensions
140.3 × 132.8 cm (55 1/4 × 52 1/4 in.); Loom width of ground fabric: W.: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Robert Allerton Endowment