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.)
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
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1921
late 19th century, made from 17th century fabric
early 18th century
early 17th century
early 17th century
18th century
second half of 17th century
19th century
mid-17th century
19th century
Early 19th century
1800–50
mid-17th century