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Kimono (uchikake)
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû) with silk and gilt paper strips, couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma-nui), applied gold leaf
Dimensions
191.8 x 124.5 cm (75.5 CB x 49 in.) Measurement includes an approximate 5" collar that will fold in half making the final CB measurement 73"
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.1129
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOuter robe (uchikake) with long sleeves and padded hem and design of scenes from the "Tale of Genji"; three family crests at center back and shoulders; lined with red silk with butterflies and splattered gold paint brushed through a screen (sunago).
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on May 5, 1921