{"product_id":"pre-war-meisen-silk-kimono-c-1930-1940-copy","title":"Vintage Kimono: Medallions \u0026 Cartouches","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"660\" data-start=\"271\"\u003eAn exceptionally beautiful \u003cem\u003ekimono, made \u003c\/em\u003ewith a fabric that is a superb demonstration of hybridized production methods and international influence, incorporating:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1798\" data-start=\"1518\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1588\" data-start=\"1518\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1588\" data-start=\"1520\"\u003eAbstracted rosettes and medallions, reminiscent of Persian rugs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1684\" data-start=\"1589\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1684\" data-start=\"1591\"\u003eDiamond cartouches and stepped borders, borrowed from Central Asian and Russian textiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1798\" data-start=\"1685\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1798\" data-start=\"1687\"\u003eSmall floral accents that nod to Japanese tradition, integrated within a global visual language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece's internationalism is characteristic of \u003cem\u003eMeisen\u003c\/em\u003e designs, which became popular in the 1930s, when Japan’s textile industry absorbed influences from European Art Deco, Chinese brocades, and Silk Road ornament.\u003cstrong data-end=\"2054\" data-start=\"2030\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003ePROVENANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003eThese kimonos come from the private collection of Christine Ong, a Peranakan Singaporean singer and entrepreneur now associated with the preeminent Asian publisher Tuttle. Ong is an esteemed collector of Asian cultural artifacts, including Japanese textiles, which she sources from defunct kimono collectors and tailors in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Another Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47764667629819,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/2064\/1275\/files\/DSCF5769_cb8f840f-717e-4fa7-8255-c71713bdd686.jpg?v=1765489890","url":"https:\/\/inanothercountry.co\/products\/pre-war-meisen-silk-kimono-c-1930-1940-copy","provider":"Another Country","version":"1.0","type":"link"}