Fragment of robe (katabira)
late 17th to early 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueRamie plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (kata shibori), embroidered with silk (shishû), couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma-nui)
DimensionsHeight x width: 19 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (50.5 x 31.4 cm)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number28.493
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ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, October 4, 1928
18th century
late 19th century, made from 17th century fabric
18th or 19th century
18th or 19th century
late 19th or early 20th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
second half of the 18th century
early 17th century
early 17th century
19th century
mid-19th century