Kimono (furisode)

mid-19th century

Object PlaceJapan

Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silk and gilt-metallic yarns

DimensionsOverall: 181.3 x 121.9 cm (71 3/8 x 48 in.) CB including visible collar for display X width across shoulders
Other (collar height): 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Center front: 167.6 cm (66 in.)
Center back: 174.6 cm (68 3/4 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number11.3824

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ClassificationsCostumes

Collections

ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.