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Source Description
"Shibori" cloth was made through a tie-dyeing process. It became particularly popular during the Edo period. Cloth would be tied tightly around small pebbles, creating white circular patterns. Note the small bundles the woman has already tied in preparation for dyeing. Examples of "shibori" clothes hang in the background.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11354
label
Narumi: Woman Doing Arimatsu ""Shibori"" Tie-Dying
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
11354
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Narumi: Woman Doing Arimatsu ""Shibori"" Tie-Dying
description
"Shibori" cloth was made through a tie-dyeing process. It became particularly popular during the Edo period. Cloth would be tied tightly around small pebbles, creating white circular patterns. Note the small bundles the woman has already tied in preparation for dyeing. Examples of "shibori" clothes hang in the background.
provenance
C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
date
ca. 1845-1846 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36
height
24.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 3/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (36 x 24.4 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Oju Kochoro Toyokuni ga
med
ink and color on mulberry paper
creator_ids
3275
14934
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
3514
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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