Kimono

Is Wearing a Kimono Cultural Appropriation? Kimonos have been part of the Japanese culture since the year 700s. Initially, the Kimono was part of the Japanese’s women daily garment. Actually is only used for celebrations and festivals. The time-line for the use of the Kimono is divided into four Periods: (i) Nara and Heian Period: the simplest form of the kimono was use beginning on the year 700, (ii) Kamakura and Muromachi Period: more color was added to the garment, (iii) Edo Period: this period

Japanese society has been wearing kimonos since before the Jomon period, which was before 300 A.D. During the different time periods, from the Jomon period to the Edo period, kimonos have significantly changed from a basic style to a more complex style. Kimonos have more meaning behind each kimono than just style and appearance. Each time period Japan went through is shown through what society wears, acts, and lives as a whole. Kimono is a Japanese word meaning “clothing” but today the word is

Andrè Derain painted Madame Matisse au kimono in the pivotal summer of 1905. Derain and his fellow painter and companion, Henri Matisse spent the summer in the French fishing town of Collioure working alongside one another. They developed a colourful and expressive style renowned as Fauvism which is now considered the first twentieth century movement in modern art. The experimentation and artworks created in Collioure were exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris later that year. The exhibition

accurately describes in relation to AP World History is textiles (trade) specifically with the material used for making kimono. Many times the importance of kimono is expressed in the movie as it helps show the worth of geisha and maiko. Making kimono was labor intensive back then and quite expensive depending on its quality, material and purpose. In the movie, making kimono seemed to be

writing on the Canadian Prairie is directed towards an ‘all-seeing’ social realism perspective which uses elaborate, detailed descriptions of scenery; as opposed to “The Blue Kimono” where Callaghan writes in a very concise dialogue heavy form concentrated on the rapid progression of the plot in a modern realism form. ‘The Blue Kimono’ is written in a style that is simple to read and fast paced. Callaghan achieves this by writing primarily with short pieces of dialogue, which serves to develop the personalities

WHAT ROLE DID TRADITION PLAY IN JAPANESE SOCIETY? Between the 12th and 19th centuries, Japan existed as a feudal society. The feudal class system was made up of shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasants, artisans and merchants. The shogun was the most important figure in society, the daimyo served the shogun and was in charge of the samurai, the samurai were the warriors, the peasants were farmers and the artisans were crafts people. Each of these classes had their own traditions which significantly influenced

Claude Monet’s 1899 painting, Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies depicts his cherished garden in Giverny, France. In the paintings, an arched wooden footbridge extends over a pond abundant with water lilies. The lush, dense vegetation surrounding the pond is reflected on the surface of the water. Monet was one of the founders of the Impressionist movement and Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies is emblematic of an Impressionist painting as it depicts a nature scene using visible brushstrokes and

It would be near insanity to say Letters from Iwo Jima constitutes an everyday war movie. Clint Eastwood not only created a film that sympathizes with the Japanese, but also acknowledges the fact that both the Japanese and Americans were wrong. The Japanese assumed Americans were cowardly fools and the Americans had been taught the Japanese were mindless imperial machines. These stereotypes are quickly cast aside as viewers of this movie acquaint themselves with Saigo and his friends. However

clothes for days, until I finally obtained it on the very last day at Narita airport. The girl was deliriously happy of her new outfit, and thus eager to show herself dressed in the green kimono with cherry blossom and butterflies spangled on it. She insisted, "As soon as I arrive in Korea, I'm wearing that kimono." And well, my parents did not quite like that idea - I suppose - and recalling those days, I really should have listened to

while the negative and geometric shapes are the shoji screen and the fence. We see the horizon line where the wall meets the ground; Settei created pictorial depth by overlapping the wall and the plum blossom tree, and by partially placing the woman's kimono in front of the wall. The tree is positioned closer to us and also lower on the scroll. The blank space before the woman's feet appears flat and parallel to the picture plane. Settei's painting is drawn gently, with little to no hard lines outside