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Kimono
Fragment of robe (katabira)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period
late 17th or early 18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ramie plain-weave; stitch resist-dyed, embroidered with silk, couched with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 11/16 x 11 7/8 in. (47.4 x 30.2 cm)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number28.490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of summer robe (katabira) with design of concentric wave pattern (seigaiha) and blossoming plum in pale pink and orange silk embroidery and couched gold-wrapped thread on a dark brown and natural plain-weave ramie ground. Horeki (1751-1763).
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, October 4, 1928