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Kimono fragment
Kosode fragment (one of two)
Kimono fragment
Japanese
Edo period
mid-17th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask (rinzu), tie-dyed (kanoko shibori), embroidered (shishû), applied gold leaf (surihaku)
Dimensions
40.64 x 93.34 cm (16 x 36 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number35.1944b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionKosode fragment with design of hills, pine, paulownia, chryptomeria, cherry, wisteria, lespedeza, pinks, cranes and "tomoe" coats of arms and interlocking seven jewel (shippô) pattern in blue, green, orange, brown, black and white embroidery and tie-dye on a reddish-orange and brown silk damask ground with sayagata pattern.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA on December 5, 1935