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This silk irotomesode employs a dramatic compositional strategy, with the upper portion rendered in a rich royal blue that creates a stark, modernist contrast against the elaborate lower section decorated with pine trees and seascapes in warm earth tones and soft pastels.
The design reflects the influence of early 20th-century artistic movements, particularly the way Western modernist principles of color field painting and geometric abstraction have been integrated with traditional Japanese decorative arts.
The pine and sea motifs carry deep symbolic resonance in Japanese culture, with pines representing longevity, steadfastness, and nobility, while the sea suggests the eternal and infinite. These elements are rendered with the delicate naturalism characteristic of Japanese textile art, featuring subtle gradations of color and flowing, organic forms that contrast beautifully with the bold geometric treatment of the upper portion. The wave patterns at the hem, executed in traditional seigaiha (blue ocean waves) style, create a sense of movement and rhythm that grounds the garment's more avant-garde color blocking in classical Japanese visual vocabulary.
Measuring 51 inches (130 cm) from sleeve-end to sleeve-end and standing at 60 inches (152 cm) in height.