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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 (shishû), couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma-nui)
DimensionsHeight x width: 16 9/16 x 6 11/16 in. (42 x 17 cm)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number29.1011
On View
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, August 1, 1929
Fragment of robe (katabira)
late 17th to early 18th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
late 17th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Fragment of robe (uchikake)
18th or 19th century
Fragment of robe (hitoe)
late 18th century
Kimono (uchikake)
late 19th or early 20th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
second half of the 18th century
Textile sample
mid-19th century
Textile sample
mid-19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century