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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.
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.