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Kimono (furisode)
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Self-patterned silk; hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen), (uchidashi kaneko) hammered texture, embroidered with silk and gold-metallic thread
Dimensions
Overall (Overall length includes CB plus 1/2 of collar measurement): 184.2 x 128.3 cm (72 1/2 x 50 1/2 in.)
Other (Collar): 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Center back: 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Center front: 172.7 cm (68 in.)
Other (Collar): 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Center back: 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Center front: 172.7 cm (68 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.1136
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGround fabric, blue silk figured with key fret design, orchids and chrysanthemum; decoration of Nanten shrub and snow. There is a reddish-orange silk lining and padded hem.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift to MFA on May 5, 1921