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Kimono (furisode)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave crepe (kabe-chirimen) ground, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), silk and gilt-paper strip embroidery (shishû), metallic gold thread couching (koma-nui)
Dimensions167 x 123 cm (65 3/4 x 48 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.1139
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on May 5, 1921
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
Late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
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mid-19th century
Textile sample
19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century