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Kimono (uchikake)
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave crepe (kabe-chirimen); hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered
Dimensions
181.6 x 124.5 cm (71 1/2 x 49 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3820
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOuter robe (uchikake) with long sleeves and padded hem and design of flying cranes (tsuru) and autumn grass (susuki) embroidered, printed and handpainted in white, gray, black, green and brown on a predominantly red ground with white across the shoulders suggesting sunset (akebono); five chrysanthemum crests on center back and shoulders and front shoulders; lined with red silk crêpe, interior "waistband" (?).
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.