Boro Kimono, 1880–1900
Shredded Kimono
MediumIndigo dyed cotton, sewn with hemp
(H x W)123 × 120 cm
About the workIn the nineteenth century, Japanese peasants wore clothes made of cotton rather than silk. Cotton was a valuable raw material whose reutilisation gave rise to a special form of design: to produce these so-called “boro” textiles (the Japanese word “boro” means “tattered”), scraps of fabric were dyed with indigo and sewn together to make new garments. At the beginning of the twentieth century, this practical form of clothing was frowned upon, because many considered it a visible reminder of Japan’s impoverished past.
AccessionAcquisition 2019
Provenance[...]; mind. Juli 2019 Galerie Markus Lüttgen, Düsseldorf; Juli 2019 angekauft von der Galerie Markus Lüttgen
Inventory numberP 2019-21
