Medium: Dyed asa (hemp cloth)
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Dates:late 19th–early 20th century
Dimensions: 30 x 29 in. (76.2 x 73.7 cm)
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Accession Number: 2017.44.2
Catalogue Description: Finely woven, gauze-like summer kimono with rectangular, pendant sleeves. Indigo-dyed asa (hemp cloth) with an allover white resist wrap and weft kasuri (ikat) repeat pattern of tea ceremony utensils: bamboo whisk, iron trivet, container for charcoal, plus a flower arrangement in a basket, individual plum blossoms, and butterflies. Condition: no damage; shortened by tucking up about 8 in. at the waist.