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A pressed kamiko paper kimono

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:47 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Kimono are often wrapped in paper packaging of this nature, which included ties on the inside to keep the garment from moving, and with lightweight paper inside as well

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

O01

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran, Kiyoko Yoshida, Toshinori Ohara

Country

Japan

Place

大原和服専門学園 Ōhara Wafuku Senmon Gakuen (a Japanese-style sewing school in Nara), Nara

Item/object

A paper kamiko kimono

Techniques of production

Sewn

Materials

Washi, Cotton

Cultural context/event

Teaching-learning

Location

School

Date of creation

2023-06-20

Unique ID

2019SG04-O01-0695

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