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Collections

Katabira (Kimono) Fragment with Camellias and WaterfallEdo period, (1615-1868), early 18th century

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Vertical silk textile fragment with large pale pink blossoms on a dark ground, with rust-orange and gold metallic leaves on a cream diamond-patterned field
Fragment of dark silk textile with embroidered and appliquéd camellia blossoms in white and pink, with gold metallic leaves and orange-red outlined branches on a near-black ground with fine woven grid pattern.
Title
Katabira (Kimono) Fragment with Camellias and Waterfall
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period, (1615-1868), early 18th century
Medium
Ramie (choma) plain weave, paste-resist dyed (noribōsen) and tie-dyed (kanoko shibori), with silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
33 × 12 1/2 in. (83.82 × 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.240
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.