Samurai-Class Woman’s Summer Formal Robe (goshodoki katabira)

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Samurai-Class Woman’s Summer Formal Robe (goshodoki katabira)

Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Ramie (chōma) plain weave, paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and stenciled imitation tie-dyed (kata kanoko shibori), with silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk thread embroidery
Center back length: 74 1/2 in. (189.23 cm)
Gift of the 1992 Collectors Committee (AC1992.42.1)
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.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1993,  vol. 31, no. 1-11 (January-November, 1993).