Katabira (Kimono) Fragment with Camellias and Waterfall

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Katabira (Kimono) Fragment with Camellias and Waterfall

Japan, Edo period, (1615-1868), early 18th century
Textiles
Ramie (choma) plain weave, paste-resist dyed (noribōsen) and tie-dyed (kanoko shibori), with silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
33 × 12 1/2 in. (83.82 × 31.75 cm)
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury (M.39.2.240)
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.