Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk damask (rinzu), embroidered with silk (shishû), couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma nui)
Dimensions30.8 x 50.8 cm (12 1/8 x 20 in.)
Credit LineGift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession number35.1955
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Yamanak & Co., Boston to the MFA on December 5, 1935
early 17th century
early 17th century
18th or 19th century
18th century
late 18th or early 19th century
late 19th or early 20th century
mid-19th century
18th or 19th century
late 19th century, made from 17th century fabric
late 19th century
second half of the 18th century
mid-19th century