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October 24, 2014

Kimono's exhibit in NYC is a tour de force in textiles

By KATHERINE ROTH
Associated Press

NEW YORK — It's difficult to imagine a more eloquent symbol of Japan than the deceptively simple, T-shaped kimono. Traditional yet ever changing, the kimono (”thing to wear,” in Japanese) has evolved dramatically over the past 150 years.

Its story encompasses the evolution of weaving, dyeing and embroidery techniques, as well as Japan's aesthetic, social and even political history.


 
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