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COURTESY HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS
Yukichi Tanaka created this vibrant kimono for women out of silk, plain crepe weave, wax resist and hand printing. The Kyoto artisan made this garment during the last quarter of the 20th century.
Nami Ninobe was a cultured woman of the 20th century. Born in Tokyo in 1914, she studied and taught buyo (Japanese dance), played koto, tsuzumi and shamisen, and practiced the arts of flower arranging and tea ceremony. Chic and dandy kimonos
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And thanks to Ninobe, visitors to the Honolulu Academy of Arts can appreciate another kind of Japanese fine art: textiles. "Chic and Dandy: Contemporary Japanese Kimonos" displays 30 kimonos and obis gifted to the academy from a collection now owned by Ninobe's daughter, Hiromi Yonezawa.
The exhibition reflects the superb heritage of Japanese textiles, with pieces of sophisticated urban casual wear that bear topnotch technique and innovative design. Also included are "shibori" and "sumi," painted kimonos that simulate the style of 15th-century garments, silk "ikat" kimonos decorated with lace and modern "sarasa," batiked kimonos.
"Chic and Dandy" runs through April 6 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, located at 900 S. Beretania St. The academy is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission prices are $7 general; $4 students (13 and over), seniors (62 and over) and military; free to children 12 and under.
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