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Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Waterfall, Waves, and Cherry BlossomsEdo period (1615-1868), late 18th century

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Embroidered silk textile fragment with gold metallic pine branch motifs, scattered multicolored blossoms, and teal wave forms on a champagne ground
Detail of Japanese embroidered textile on ivory silk, featuring gold couched pine branches and stylized clouds in blue-green, scattered cherry blossoms in pink, red, orange, and white, with vertical striped motifs at left.

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

Title
Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Waterfall, Waves, and Cherry Blossoms
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century
Medium
Silk figured satin (rinzu), silk figured satin (rinzu) appliqué, and silk- and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
30 3/4 × 13 1/4 in. (78.11 × 33.66 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.244
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.