{"product_id":"pristine-post-war-showa-era-meisen-silk-kimono-c-1946-1955","title":"Vintage Kimono: Indonesian-Influenced Pattern","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"735\"\u003eA beautiful Indonesian-influenced kimono. This piece remains in exceptional condition, retaining its original crisp lining and untouched surface, an artifact of an era when Japanese mills synthesized tradition with the avant-garde.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003eThe design is an exuberant collage of floral, geometric, and folkloric elements, consisting of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKiku\u003c\/em\u003e (Chrysanthemums): symbols of longevity, imperial dignity, and autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBotan\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eKarabana\u003c\/em\u003e (Peony \u0026amp; Chinese-style Flowers): nods to pan-Asian decorative arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003eDiamond Lozenges \u0026amp; Latticework: a hallmark of Art Deco’s impact on Japanese mills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2037\"\u003eStylized Indonesian birds with trailing plumage: appropriated motifs of freedom, renewal, and feminine elegance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2463\"\u003eThese motifs, while collectively rooted in traditional Japanese symbolism, are filtered through global visual currents, speaking directly to the cosmopolitan energy of interwar Japan. Batik from Indonesia, Indian chintz florals, and Western geometric abstraction all haunt the pattern in subtle, brilliant ways. The simple, color-blocked interior features a white silk \u003cem\u003edōura\u003c\/em\u003e (upper lining) and a\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003erose-pink \u003cem\u003ehakkake\u003c\/em\u003e (lower lining).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3640\" data-end=\"3765\"\u003eMeasures 59\" x 49\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2884\" data-start=\"2663\"\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2884\" data-start=\"2663\"\u003ePROVENANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2884\" data-start=\"2663\"\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":47764601733371,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/2064\/1275\/files\/DSCF5778.jpg?v=1765486164","url":"https:\/\/inanothercountry.co\/products\/pristine-post-war-showa-era-meisen-silk-kimono-c-1946-1955","provider":"Another Country","version":"1.0","type":"link"}