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Fragment of robe (katabira)

late 17th or early 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueRamie plain-weave; stitch resist-dyed, embroidered with silk, couched with gold-wrapped thread
DimensionsHeight x width: 18 11/16 x 11 7/8 in. (47.4 x 30.2 cm)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number28.490
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, October 4, 1928
Fragment of robe (katabira)
late 17th to early 18th century
Fragment of robe (hitoe)
late 18th century
Fragment of robe (hitoe)
late 18th century
Kimono (katabira)
first quarter 18th century
Kimono (uchikake)
late 19th or early 20th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
second half of the 18th century
Kimono (furisode)
19th century
Kimono (hitoe)
19th century
Textile sample
mid-19th century