Kimono (hitoe)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk gauze weave with stencil and hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread.
DimensionsOverall (CB + 1/2 of collar measurement X width): 171.8 x 118.1 cm (67 5/8 x 46 1/2 in.)
Other (Collar): 10.8cm (4 1/4in.)
Center back: 166.4 cm (65 1/2 in.)
Other (Collar): 10.8cm (4 1/4in.)
Center back: 166.4 cm (65 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.1144
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift to the MFA on May 5, 1921
18th or 19th century
mid-19th century
late 19th or early 20th century
late 19th century
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late 19th century
19th century
mid-19th century