Kabuki costume (uchikake)
late 19th or early 20th centuries
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave embroidered with metallic thread and appliqued with wool and cotton plain weave, plastic
DimensionsCenter back (CB length X width ): 182.9 x 134.6 cm (72 x 53 in.)
Center front: 154.9 cm (61 in.)
Center front: 154.9 cm (61 in.)
Credit LineGift of Heidi and Claus Colsman-Freyberger
Accession number2011.33
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Provenance1978, purchased in Tokyo by Heidi and Claus Colsman-Freyberger; 2010, year-end gift of the Colsman-Freybergers to the MFA. (Accession Date: January, 26, 2011)
20th century
19th century
1892–93