Advanced Search 
kimono
Fragment of robe (katabira)
kimono
Japanese
Edo period (Genroku era)
late 17th to early 18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ramie plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (kata shibori), embroidered with silk (shishû), couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma-nui)
Dimensions
Height x width: 19 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (50.5 x 31.4 cm)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number28.493
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of summer robe (katabira) with design of cherry blossoms and interlocking hexagon pattern (kikkô-mon) embroidered in silk on a plain-weave ramie ground.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, October 4, 1928