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SWIPED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: Minneapolis Institute of Art shows off fintastic fish kimono

MIA carp kimono

Festival Kimono, Akita Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Honshū. Late 19th-early 20th century. Cotton; shibori (shape resist) 51 × 50 inches (129.6 × 127 cm) “The motif on the back of the garment is known as koi no takinobori (“carp ascending a waterfall”), which was an immensely popular design. It references a…

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20 August, 2022 8 September, 2022Exhibition, Swiped from Social Media
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