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Kimono (katabira)
Kimono (katabira)

Kimono (katabira)

first quarter 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueRamie plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen), hand-painted with ink and embroidered with silk and gold metallic wrapped threads
Dimensions162.56 x 119.4 cm (64 x 47 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.1134
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on May 5, 1921
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