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Kimono (katabira)
Japanese
Late Edo period
mid 18th–mid 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ramie plain weave, stencil printed (kata-kaneko, suri-hita), painted with sumi ink and embroidered with silk and metallic yarns
Dimensions
Center back below collar: 158 cm (62 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the family of James M. Codman of Lincoln, Massachusetts
Accession Number2009.5168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionUndyed ramie summer kimono (katabira) with long sleeves, probably for a women of the samurai class, patterned allover with river scene and peony, chrysanthemum, wisteria, and cherry blossoms (goshodoki); some architectural elements and warrior's helmut and fan scattered throughout, possibly references to the tale of Genji.
Provenance1888, purchased by James MacMaster Codman (1831-1917) of Brookline, MA in Japan and imported to the United States; by descent to William Churchill, Sudbury MA; gift of Churchill to the MFA (Accession date: December 16, 2009)