Skip to main content

Fragment of robe (kosode)

second half of 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave, tie resist-dyed (kanoko shibori), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
DimensionsHeight x width: 17 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (44.2 x 23.8 cm)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number28.497
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, October 4, 1928
Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 18th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 17th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 18th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
first half of 19th century
Kosode fragment
early 17th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
late 18th century
Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
late 19th century, made from 17th century fabric