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Wedding kimono (uchikake)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground, tie resist-dyed (kanoko shibori), embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread, applied gold leaf
DimensionsOverall (CB plus 1/2 collar): 184.5 x 128.3 cm (72 5/8 x 50 1/2 in.)
Center back: 171.5 cm (67 1/2 in.)
Center front: 167.6 cm (66 in.)
Other (collar): 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.21.60
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1921
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