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Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, and Emblems of Good Fortune (Takaramono)Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century

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Vertical silk embroidery panel with chrysanthemum branches, bamboo-like leaves in coral and green, and scattered small treasure objects in metallic and polychrome threads on a cream ground
Silk embroidery fragment with cream damask ground, densely scattered orange and pink chrysanthemums with green foliage and gold metallic thread accents; small scattered objects including a dark scroll, a teal hat, a blue medallion, and a gold spool are interspersed among the floral sprays.

Unknown, Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, and Emblems of Good Fortune (Takaramono), Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, and Emblems of Good Fortune (Takaramono)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Medium
Silk figured satin (rinzu) with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
33 3/4 × 14 1/4 in. (85.73 × 36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.239
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.