Pojk-kimono med krigsmotiv (propaganda) i form av bl a zeppelinare, krigsfartyg och tanks. Tuskaftsvävt ylletyg med tryckt mönster. 1930-40-tal.
Kimonon med krigsmotiv är ett uttryck för "krigets kultur". Som sådan sällar den sig till liknande textilier gjorda över hela världen. Kimonon skulle användas av pojkar under högtidliga tillfällen i 1940-40-talets Japan. Typen användes särskilt i samband med "Sju-fem-tre"-festivalen (Shichi-go-san). Under andra världskrigets Shichi-go-san kläddes pojkar ofta i en minatyrmilitäruniform alternativt i krigsmotivkimono. Detta går tillbaka på avsikten att i klädsel och andra attribut visa barnen förebilder för deras vuxna liv under Shichi-go-san. Under Edo-perioden betonades pojkars koppling till samurajidealet med lyckobringande, stärkande, maskulina och ofta krigiska motiv. Detta tar sig ett annat uttryck under andra världskriget. Inom textilindustrin var propagandan inte statligt beordrad. Indirekt var den dock beroende av statliga direktiv. Från 1937 talade man om "medborgarnas andliga mobilisering" som för utseendet omfattade alltifrån klädseln till bruket av kosmetika och hårpermanent. Majoriteten av krigsmotiv var avsedda för pojkkimono, men motivet förekommer också på vuxenkläder.
(Baserad på text från utställningskatalogen Japan. Föremål och bilder berättar. 2011). /PH
Kimono for a boy with war motif (propaganda) design including naval flag, toy dog, zeppelin, warship and tanks. 1930s-40s. Wool, plain weave with printed decoration.
The kimono with warlike motifs is an expression of "the culture of war". As such it belongs together with similar textiles and garments produced the world over. It was meant to be worn by boys on special occasions in 1930s and 1940s Japan as propaganda. This type was used particularly in connection with the "Seven-five-three" festival (Shichi-go-san). For Shichi-go-san during the war years, boys where often dressed up in a miniature military unform or alternatively in a war kimono.This is rooted in the intention for clothing and other attributes during Shichi-go-san to give the children example for their adult life. During the Edo period the emphasis was on boy´s relation to the samurai ideal, with lucky, strengthening, masculine and often warlike motifs. This acquired a different manifestation during The Second World War. The textile indutsry was not under direct state command. Indirectly, though, it was very much dependent on state directives. From 1937 onwards, reference was made to "the spiritual mobilsation of citizens" with reagrd to tyehir appearance, which came to include everything from dress to the use of cosmetics and permanent waves. Most of the warlike motifs were intended for boys´ kimonos, but the same type of motif also figured on clothing for adults.
Based on text from the exhibition catalogue Japan. Artefacts and images tell the story. 2011./PH
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