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Kimono (furisode)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; plain-weave (shijira), resist-dyed warps, embroidered with silk and gold-metallic thread
DimensionsCenter back: 179.7 cm (70 3/4 in.)
Width: 121.3 cm (47 3/4 in.)
Other (collar height): 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.21.59
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1921