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Kimono (furisode)

Japanese
Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave crepe (kabe-chirimen) ground, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), silk and gilt-paper strip embroidery (shishû), metallic gold thread couching (koma-nui)
Dimensions 167 x 123 cm (65 3/4 x 48 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.1139
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionLong-sleeved robe (furisode) with design on lower half of peacock feathers wrapped as presentation gifts (noshi) in blue, red, gray and white created by the yûzen process, silk and gilt paper strip embroidery and couched gold-wrapped thread on a light blue silk crepe ground. There are five white crests (mon), possibly of mulberry leaves (kuwa) along the upper front and back; reddish-orange plain-weave silk lining and padded hem.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on May 5, 1921