Haori
Meiji Period (1868–1912), Late 19th/early 20th century
Japan
Japan
In Japan clothing has been made from paper from as early as the eighth century. In most subsequent periods down to modern times, paper garments were usually worn by members of the lower classes. This short outercoat, or haori, combines light brown and tan paper with blue silk, both embellished with a small-scale stenciled pattern of swirling dots.
-A Global View: Recent Acquisitions of Textiles, 2012-2016, April 7-September 5, 2016
Silk, plain weave, resist-dyed; stencil on Japanese paper (probably kozo)