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Kosode fragment


Kimono
Japanese
Edo period, Keicho era
early 17th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk damask (rinzu), gold metallic thread; tie resist-dyed (kanoko shibori), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions 73.7 x 44.1 cm (29 x 17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number35.1937
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionKosode fragment with design of water and tie-dyed chrysanthemum in brown on a silk damask ground with embroidered flowers in blue, yellow, tan and green silk.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA on December 5, 1935