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Kimono
Fragment of robe (kosode)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period
second half of 17th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask, resist-dyed (kanoko shibori), embroidered with silk, couched with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions
Height x width: 19 13/16 x 12 1/16 in. (50.3 x 30.7 cm)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number28.496
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of robe (kosode) with design of weeping cherry in silk embroidery, gold-wrapped thread couching and small dots created by resist-dyeing on a dark brown and white silk damask ground with woven design of interlocking swastika pattern (manji tsunagi).
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, October 4, 1928