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Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Maple Leaves and WaterEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Not on view
Textile fragment with ivory woven ground, scattered orange and gold maple leaves in varied sizes, and curving slate-blue stream bands rendered in net-patterned weave
Detail of silk textile with cream ground woven in a geometric diaper pattern; orange and gold momiji (maple) leaves float above curving blue-grey stream motifs, with metallic gold outlines and painted detail.

Unknown, Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Maple Leaves and Water, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Maple Leaves and Water
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Medium
Silk figured satin (rinzu) stenciled imitation tie-dyed (kata konoko shibori) and silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
34 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (87.63 x 31.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.257
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.