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Fragment of robe (hitoe)
Japanese
Edo period (Tenmei era)
late 18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ramie plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome), embroidered with silk (shishû), couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma-nui)
Dimensions
Height x width: 16 9/16 x 6 11/16 in. (42 x 17 cm)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number29.1011
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of formal summer robe (hitoe) for samurai class woman with design of flower bouquet loosely tied with a ribbon and concentric wave pattern (seigaiha) stencil resist-dyed and embroidered in purple, red and green silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread on a light brown plain-weave ramie ground. See 29.1012.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, August 1, 1929