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Kimono (kosode)
Kimono (kosode)

Kimono (kosode)

first half 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk damask (rinzu), yûzen-dyed and embroidered with silk and metallic thread
DimensionsOverall (Length X Width): 172.4 x 124.5 cm (67 7/8 x 49 in.)
Other (Collar): 12.7cm (5in.)
Center back: 166.1 cm (65 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.1137
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on May 5, 1921
Kosode fragment
early 17th century
Wedding kimono (uchikake)
first half of 19th century
Kimono (kosode)
late 17th to early 18th century
Kosode fragment
early 17th century
Fragment of robe (uchikake)
18th or 19th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 18th century