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Kimono (uchikake)
Japanese
late Edo period
mid-19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin ground embroidered with silk and couched gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions
165.7 x 121.3 cm (65 1/4 x 47 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sheila LaFarge
Accession Number1979.34
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong-sleeved outer robe (uchikake) with padded hem and design of bamboo (take) and sparrows (suzume) embroidered with couched gold-wrapped thread on a green silk satin ground; lined with reddish-orange silk.
ProvenanceGift of Sheila LaFarge to the MFA on January 10, 1979