Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Asian art collection, currently on view in Infinite B
Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Asian art collection, currently on view in Infinite Blue.Kogin is a type of Japanese embroidery that creates patterns using running stitches. This style of embroidery was developed in rural regions where farmers wore layers of hemp clothes to withstand the cold. Women would stitch expensive cotton thread into the cheaper hemp cloth (here dyed indigo blue) to reinforce the fabric and keep the body warm.Posted by Rebekah PollockKogin Kimono, 19th century. Embroidered cotton cloth, 50 x 45 ½ in. (127 x 115.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum -- source link
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