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Katabira (Summer Kimono) Fragment with Weeping Cherry BlossomsEdo period (1615-1868), 1667-1725

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Vertical textile panel with charcoal black ground, embroidered with repeating flowering branches in coral-orange, gold metallic, and sage green with silver-gray latticed blossom centers
Fragment of silk textile with dark ground, embroidered with trailing branches of coral-orange blossoms, pale green and gold leaves, and pale blue-gray latticed cloud or rock forms.

Unknown, Katabira (Summer Kimono) Fragment with Weeping Cherry Blossoms, Edo period (1615-1868), 1667-1725, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Katabira (Summer Kimono) Fragment with Weeping Cherry Blossoms
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), 1667-1725
Medium
Ramie (choma) plain weave, paste-resist dyed (...) and stenciled imitation tie-dyed (kata kanako shibori), with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk thread embroidery
Dimensions
34 1/8 × 12 3/8 in. (86.68 × 31.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.268
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles