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Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Flowing Water and Pickerel Weed (Mizu Aoi)Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 18th century

Not on view
Vertical cream-colored textile panel with a repeating diagonal pattern of heart-shaped leaves, amber flower sprays, and slate blue concentric oval rings
Detail of a Japanese textile, cream silk ground with diagonal bands of teal green. Stylized lotus leaves in dark outline with crosshatched fill alternate with small orange and gold embroidered blossoms along the diagonal stems.
Title
Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Flowing Water and Pickerel Weed (Mizu Aoi)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 18th century
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen) stenciled imitation tie-dyed (kata kanoko shibori), hand-painted ink and silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
33 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (85.73 × 28.58 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.249
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.
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.