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Kosode Fragment with Fan Roundels, Flowering Vines, and Wild Ginger LeavesMomoyama period (1568-1615), late 16th-early 17th century

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Embroidered silk textile fragment with overlapping circular fans in gold, pink, and navy, surrounded by floral sprays on a cream-colored striped ground
Detail of embroidered Japanese textile on cream silk ground, depicting overlapping open fans with radiating gold spokes and patterned sectors in pink, beige, and blue, surrounded by clusters of embroidered flowers in red, blue, and olive green with trailing stems.

Unknown, Kosode Fragment with Fan Roundels, Flowering Vines, and Wild Ginger Leaves, Momoyama period (1568-1615), late 16th-early 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Kosode Fragment with Fan Roundels, Flowering Vines, and Wild Ginger Leaves
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Momoyama period (1568-1615), late 16th-early 17th century
Medium
Tsujigahana style; tie-dyeing (kanoko shibori), silk thread embroidery, ink painting (kaki-e), and gold leaf (surihaku) on white plain-weave silk (nerinuki)
Dimensions
26 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (66.67 x 38.74 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.304
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.
  • Kennedy, Alan. "Anatomy of an Object: a Tsujigahana Textile Fragment." Hali no. 196 (2018): 42-43.