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Woman's Wedding Costume
- Museum No.
- IK825
Photo No：221024_IL_0002
Color type：Color
| Title | Woman's Wedding Costume |
|---|---|
| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Textiles (I) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Shōwa |
| Century | |
| Year | 1930 |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | I甲825-1 ：Silk and gold with yūzen-dyeing and embroidery. I甲825-2/3 : Silk crepe with yūzen-dyeing and embroidery. |
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1.Wedding Uchikake (Formal Outer Kimono) with Famous Places in Japan
This robe was made for the 1930 wedding of a women who married into a Kobe sake brewery. It is decorated with various famous sights, including the temples Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto and Byōdō-in in Uji, as well as Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima. The artist painted directly on the silk with synthetic dyes to create the Western-influenced design.
2.3.Wedding Furisode (Long-Sleeved Kimono) with Phoenixes and Paulownia; Wedding Furisode (Long-Sleeved Kimono) with Cranes and Bamboo
Wearing three-layered robes for weddings was popular for brides of the merchant class during the Edo period (1615–1868); the tradition continued into the 20th century among the upper class. These two robes were worn layered together, black over red, under the flowing Wedding Uchikake (Formal Outer Kimono) with Famous Places in Japan also on view.
Japan-Showa