Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Chrysanthemums, Snow, and Characters

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Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Chrysanthemums, Snow, and Characters

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century
Textiles
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), paste-resist dyed (yūzen), with silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
33 x 14 1/8 in. (83.82 x 35.88 cm)
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury (M.39.2.251)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Gluckman, Dale Carolyn and Sharon Sadako Takeda et al. When Art Became Fashion: Kosode in Edo-Period Japan. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992.

Exhibition history

  • Japanese Prints: Word/Poem/Picture Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 13, 2007 - February 9, 2008