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Collections

Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Crest and Pine Needlesfirst half of 18th century

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Vertical silk embroidery fragment with metallic and colored thread; a terracotta leaf wreath with gold ribbon and teal leaves at top, scattered gold stitching across a powder-blue ground, and circular medallions below
Embroidered silk textile with pale blue and warm tan ground, featuring botanical motifs including teal and orange leaves, a circular floral medallion, and a decorative wreath with gold thread accents; fine silk and metallic thread embroidery with delicate grasses and small blossoms scattered across the surface.
Title
Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Crest and Pine Needles
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
first half of 18th century
Period
Edo period (1615-1868)
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), brush-dyed (hikizome), silk, gilt paper wrapped silk thread, and gillt paper embroidery, paste-resist dyed (noribosen)
Dimensions
28 × 13 1/2 in. (71.12 × 34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.285
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.