Kimono with design of Nikko Toshogu Shrine, and black silk crepe (chirimen)
This conventional kimono was made by Yutaka Taniguchi in 1940. Taniguchi used tie-dyeing to express the clouds and kata-yuzen dyeing to depict the cedar trees and the shrine of Nikko Toshogu Shrine. Kata-yuzen usually refers to a stenciled pattern repeat which is executed so that the pattern is depicted right side up, even when the fabric is folded at the shoulder. However, this work adopts a single-directional pattern, and does not have a reverse pattern at the shoulder.
The pattern in this work does not repeat from the shoulder to the hem. In this respect, the technique used to produce this kimono differs from normal kata-yuzen dyeing, and would have required considerable trouble and great skill. The kimono was especially ordered to commemorate the 2600th anniversary of Emperor Jimmu's accession, and in this regard it possesses historical significance.
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Kimono with design of Nikko Toshogu Shrine, and black silk crepe (chirimen)
Created by Yutaka Taniguchi in 1940 in commemoration of the 2600th year of the accession to the throne of Emperor Jimmu
