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Ravens on Withered Trees
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- IK9
Photo No：5393-19937
Color type：Monochrome
| Title | Ravens on Withered Trees |
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| Category | Textiles (I), Textilies |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Meiji |
| Century | 19th |
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| Dimensions | Height 169.8cm Width 363.4cm |
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The pictorial rendition of a flocks of ravens gathered on decaying tree stumps has been drawn in yûzen on a velvet ground. Generally yûzen dyeing is done on crepe (J., chirimen), which takes the dyes easily, but in the Meiji period (1868-1912) experiments were made using other fabrics. yûzen on velvet is not intended for kimono, but was invented in 1878 (Meiji 11) by Nishimura Sôzaemon (n.d.) for the purpose of making yûzen dyed pieces as art works to be displayed in the exhibitions popular at the time. Many are screens or wall hangings, characterized by the three-dimensional effect of the velvet pile.
Japan-Meiji