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Kimono (uchikake)

Late 19th to early 20th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave ground with both silk embroidery and discontinuous silk patterning wefts; silk interlocking tapestry weave
DimensionsOverall: 174 x 122.6 cm (68 1/2 x 48 1/4 in.)
Length including 5 1/16" collar = 73 9/16
The collar will be folded in half for exhibition.
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number24.86
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1924