Kosode Fragment with Fan Roundels, Flowering Vines, and Wild Ginger Leaves

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Kosode Fragment with Fan Roundels, Flowering Vines, and Wild Ginger Leaves

Japan, Momoyama period (1568-1615), late 16th-early 17th century
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Tsujigahana style; tie-dyeing (kanoko shibori), silk thread embroidery, ink painting (kaki-e), and gold leaf (surihaku) on white plain-weave silk (nerinuki)
26 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (66.67 x 38.74 cm)
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury (M.39.2.304)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kennedy, Alan. "Anatomy of an Object: a Tsujigahana Textile Fragment." Hali no. 196 (2018): 42-43.
  • Donahue, Kenneth. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Handbook. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.
  • Kennedy, Alan. "Anatomy of an Object: a Tsujigahana Textile Fragment." Hali no. 196 (2018): 42-43.
  • Donahue, Kenneth. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Handbook. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.
  • 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.
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