Kimono (katabira)

mid 18th–mid 19th century

Object PlaceJapan

Medium/TechniqueRamie plain weave, stencil printed (kata-kaneko, suri-hita), painted with sumi ink and embroidered with silk and metallic yarns

DimensionsCenter back below collar: 158 cm (62 3/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of the family of James M. Codman of Lincoln, Massachusetts

Accession number2009.5168

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ClassificationsCostumes

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Provenance1888, purchased by James MacMaster Codman (1831-1917) of Brookline, MA in Japan and imported to the United States; by descent to William Churchill, Sudbury MA; gift of Churchill to the MFA (Accession date: December 16, 2009)

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