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Kimono
Fragment of robe (kosode)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period (Tenmei era)
late 18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask (rinzu), tie resist-dyed (shibori), hand-painted with ink
Dimensions
Overall: 31.8 x 13.8cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/16in.)
Height x width: 31.8 x 13.6 cm (12 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Height x width: 31.8 x 13.6 cm (12 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession Number35.1962a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRobe (kosode) fragment with design of reddish-orange stylized wave with white spots created by the tie resist-dye process (shibori) and narrow branches hand-painted with yellow-gold ink on a dark brown silk damask ground with woven floral motifs and interlocking swastika pattern (manji tsunagi).
ProvenanceGift of Yamanaka & Co., Boston, to the MFA on December 5, 1935