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Kimono (uchikake)
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions
Overall: Center Back + 1/2 the collar height: 174.9 cm (68 7/8 in)
Center back: 168.9 cm (66 1/2")
Center Front: 170.2 cm (67 in)
Collar 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in)
Center back: 168.9 cm (66 1/2")
Center Front: 170.2 cm (67 in)
Collar 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number24.87
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOuter robe (uchikake) with padded hem and design of famous places in Kyoto embroidered in green, blue and white silk and couched with gold metallic thread on a dark blue silk satin ground; light brown plain-weave silk lining.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1924