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Kimono
Fragment of robe (kosode)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period (Tenmei era)
late 18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask, stencil resist-dyed, embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions
Height x width: 19 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (48.5 x 16.8 cm)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number29.1006a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of robe (kosode) with design of mandarin orange in reddish-orange and pale green silk embroidery and tie dye-resist (shibori) on a dark purple silk damask ground with interlocking swastika pattern (manji tsunagi).
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, August 1, 1929