Sleeveless half-length undergarment (sodenashi hanjuban), late 19th-early 20th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Cloth: cotton; arashi hasu-ami shibori (diagonal diamond net tie-dyeing), katazome (stencil resist)expand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation; purchase from the Thomas Murray Collectionexpand_more 2019.20.116
Not on Viewexpand_more
Undergarments provided a second layer for warmth in winter or to shield outer clothes from sweat in summer. This sleeveless vest would have been worn as an undergarment in warmer weather. It is decorated with a combination of stencil-resist dyeing and tie-dyeing. The underlying fishnet pattern was achieved by binding the fabric tightly to a pole, leaving some areas exposed to absorb the indigo dye. The overlapping-circles motif depicts an hourglass-shaped drum (tsuzumi) with cords attached, lying on its side. This element was added in a secondary dyeing process involving a stencil.
Details
- Title
- Sleeveless half-length undergarment (sodenashi hanjuban)
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- 2019.20.116
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murray et al. 2018, pl. 67
- Curator Approved
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