Figure in a Kimono

Figure in a Kimono

RP-T-1924-69-138

In the process of drawing Breitner seemed here to be exploring how a kimono is worn and how a Japanese woman can move elegantly in it. He probably did not use a Japanese example. In Japan the kimono is wrapped tighter around the body and the excess material is folded double and tucked under the obi such that the hem just touches the feet.

draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner, Zuid-Holland

c. 1880 - c. 1882

potlood

height 163 mm x width 103 mm

purchase 1924

Public domain

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