Kosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious Objects

Kosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious Objects

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paste-resist and brush dyeing (yūzen) on a background of stencil-resist-dyed plain-weave silk Colorful miniature renditions of items associated with the tea ceremony-including tea bowls, caddies, and whisks, water jars, charcoal, and even a hanging scroll-cluster at the hem of this kosode. The dark background features a very small design (komon) of an array of auspicious objects (takarazukushi). The combination of the colorful yūzen dyeing technique and the background of stencil-dyed komon often appears in robes of the early Meiji period.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious ObjectsKosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious ObjectsKosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious ObjectsKosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious ObjectsKosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious Objects

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