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This haori features dynamic, flying seed motifs, and possesses a sophisticated color palette of deep charcoal, silver-gray, warm amber, and cream creates a sense of dramatic contrast that emphasizes the angular, geometric quality of the composition.
The silkscreen technique allows for crisp, precise lines and flat areas of color that reflect the influence of contemporary modernist movements, particularly Art Deco and the emerging geometric abstraction that was gaining prominence in both Western and Japanese art circles during the interwar period. The repetitive yet varied arrangement of the motifs across the textile surface demonstrates a distinctly modern sensibility that moves away from traditional naturalistic representation toward a more stylized, almost industrial aesthetic. The linear elements radiating from the geometric forms suggest movement and energy, evoking themes of progress and modernity that were central to the cultural zeitgeist of the 1920s and 1930s.
Its measurements span 52 inches from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and stands at 38 inches in height.