Woman's Kimono (Kosode) with Snow-Covered Mandarin Orange Trees and Poem

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Woman's Kimono (Kosode) with Snow-Covered Mandarin Orange Trees and Poem

Descriptive: Young Woman's Robe

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), paste-resist dyed (shiroage) and stenciled imitation tie-dyed (kata kanoko shibori), with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Length: 65 5/8 in. (166.69 cm)
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury (M.39.2.8)
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.