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Fragment of robe (hitoe)
Fragment of robe (hitoe)

Fragment of robe (hitoe)

late 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueRamie plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome), embroidered with silk, couched with gold-wrapped thread
DimensionsHeight x width: 18 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (47.5 x 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number29.1010
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, August 1, 1929
Fragment of robe (hitoe)
late 18th century
Fragment of robe (katabira)
late 17th to early 18th century
Fragment of robe (katabira)
late 17th or early 18th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
late 17th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Kimono (furisode)
19th century
Kimono (katabira)
first quarter 18th century
Kimono (hitoe)
19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
first half of 19th century