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Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Brushwood Fence and ChrysanthemumsEdo period (1615-1868), first half of the 19th century

Not on view
Vertical textile panel with deep cobalt blue ground, embroidered with ivory chrysanthemums and amber leaves rising from a bound grass bundle
Fragment of blue silk textile with embroidered design of bundled grasses, white chrysanthemums, and golden foliage arranged in a diagonal composition against a plain weave ground.

Unknown, Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Brushwood Fence and Chrysanthemums, Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Brushwood Fence and Chrysanthemums
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), paste-resist dyed (yūzen) with hand-painted ink
Dimensions
31 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (80.65 x 34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.250
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.