Title

Fashion in the Floating World: The Kimono in Ukiyo-e Imagery from the collection.

Venues

Queensland Art Gallery [2]. (16 March 2002 – 28 June 2002)

Date

(2002)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (QLD). Prints.

Web address

http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/past_exhi...

Countries of context

Australia | Japan

Abstract

Like most clothing, the kimono carries encoded messages indicating the status, taste and age of its wearer, as well as the context in which it is worn. Its evolution over more than a thousand years has reflected changes in Japan's social and political culture.

Drawing on the Gallery's collection of ukiyo-e prints, this exhibition explores aspects of the kimono during the Edo period (1600-1868). The Edo period was highly significant in the development of the kimono, witnessing technological advances and experimentation in textile design and weaving processes that enabled the production of sumptuously decorated clothing. [QAG media]