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Unlined Summer Kimono (Hito-e) with Crickets, Grasshoppers, Cricket Cages, and Pampas Grass

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown kimono with wide sleeves and a subtle wood grain texture, transitioning to lighter brown towards bottom. In the bottom half of each sleeve and the bottom center of the garment, depictions of crickets, grasshoppers, and pampas grass in shades of orange, brown, and green. Cricket cages shown on the bottom left and right sides of the garment. Three small white circular designs on top, one on each panel. The background of the image is a gray wall.

Artwork Details

Date
early 20th century
Medium
Paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and painted silk gauze with embroidery
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
487 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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