Kimono (hitoe)
second half 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave crepe (chirimen); stencil printed (kata-kaneko, suri-hita) and embroidered with silk and gold-wrapped thread; painted with sumi-ink
DimensionsOverall: 172.7 x 125.1 cm (68 x 49 1/4 in.)
Other (Collar): 11.4cm (4 1/2in.)
Other (Collar): 11.4cm (4 1/2in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.1145
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift to MFA on May 5, 1921
mid 18th–mid 19th century
18th century
19th century
19th century
late 1920s–1930s
19th century
late 17th to early 18th century
mid-19th century
late 19th century
late 17th to early 18th century
second half of the 18th century
late 17th century