Light blue-ground Ryūkyūan robe (ryūso) with pine and snowflake motif, 19th century
Unknown Ryukyuanexpand_more
Cloth: cotton; bingata (stencil resist with applied pigments)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 2019.20.147
Not on Viewexpand_more
The aristocracy used cotton for winter garments. The cut of this garment is typical for Ryūkyūan robes (ryūso): it has sleeves completely attached to the body with triangular gussets under the arms, a long neckband, and is wider and shorter than kimonos from the Japanese mainland. Here, a complex design runs riot over it: maroon-interlocking circles of bamboo, groups of pine boughs and plum blossoms, large stylized snowflakes filled with chrysanthemums, and small ones filled with turtles and cranes, depicted in red.
Details
- Title
- Light blue-ground Ryūkyūan robe (ryūso) with pine and snowflake motif
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- 2019.20.147
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murray et al. 2018, pl. 146
- Curator Approved
This record has been reviewed by our curatorial staff but may be incomplete. These records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@artsmia.org.
Does something look wrong with this image? Let us know
Zoom in on the left to the detail you'd like to save. Click 'Save detail' and wait until the image updates. Right click the image to 'save image as' or copy link, or click the image to open in a new tab.