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ART
KIMONO
KINETICS
K
imono has influenced global fashion since Japan opened
their work to the world in the late 19th Century. e
motifs used to decorate kimono fabrics, the forms and
silhouette of the two-dimensional linear cut, and structure
has tailored itself to a wide array of garments. New
possibilities in clothing design featuring works from the world-renowned
collections of fashion icons such as John Galliano, Sarah Burton for
Alexander McQueen, Iris van Herpen, and Issey Miyake.
Opening October 13, 2018, Kimono Refashioned: 1870s-Now!
Newark Museum
T: 1. 973.596.6550
www.newarkmuseum.org
ABOVE:
Kikukawa Eizan, 1787-1867菊川英山
Komachi at Sekidera Temple: Koimurasaki
of the Tamaya (Sekidera Komachi 関寺小
町 Tamaya Koimurasaki 多滿屋濃紫)
Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû Nana
Komachi 風流七小町)
Japan, ca. 1814–17, Edo Period (1615-
1868)
Signed: Eizan hitsu 英山筆
Censor's seal: kiwame 極
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô)
Color woodblock print: ôban
Newark Museum Purchase 1909 George
T. Rockwell Collection 9.1652
BELOW:
Shibori Patterned Pawlonia Flower Motif
Scarf
Japan, late Taisho (1912-1926) or early
Showa (1926-1989) Period
Rayon with shibori tie-dying
Newark Museum Gift of Mrs. John Cotton
Dana, 1931 31.765
