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Collections

Young Woman's Kimono (Furisode, Uchikake) Ensembleearly 20th century

Not on view
Steel-blue silk kimono displayed flat, with tomato-red lining at collar and cuffs, two small white mon crests on the chest, and painted botanical branches with green leaves and orange berries along the lower hem
Detail of a silk kimono hem in deep blue, decorated with painted botanical motifs: green-leafed branches with small orange berries and slender brown and white stems crossing the lower panels.
Embroidered textile detail in navy blue, featuring a white circular mon (family crest) enclosing a Japanese katakana or kana character rendered in white thread with visible stitch texture.
Close-up of a textile detail showing a cream woven label with red lettering reading "S. IIDA, TAKASHIMAYA, KYOTO, TOKYO & YOKOHAMA" stitched onto dark blue fabric, with orange silk lining visible below.
Textile garment, likely a train or skirt panel, in deep blue fabric that tapers from a wide pooled hem to a narrow point at top, with a small embroidered botanical motif in green near the base.
Hanging textile or garment suspended from above, forming a long tapered cone shape in deep steel blue fabric, with a small painted or embroidered sprig of green leaves near the hem.
Silk haori jacket in pale pink with a tone-on-tone woven floral pattern, displayed flat with sleeves extended; peach-colored lapels feature embroidered orange, navy, and green floral motifs
Detail of Japanese textile, showing a woven obi band with embroidered floral motif in orange, blue, grey, and gold on a peach ground with fine wave-pattern weave, laid against a pale pink silk fabric with a subtle woven floral damask pattern.
Woven silk damask textile in pale pink, with a tone-on-tone floral pattern of carnations, buds, and leaves on branching stems, the design created through contrasting satin and plain weave textures.
Title
Young Woman's Kimono (Furisode, Uchikake) Ensemble
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Kimono: Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen) with paste-resist stencil dyed (katazome) Outer Kimono: Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen) with paste-resist dye (yūzen) with silk, gilt-paper thread, and gilt-paper wrapped silk thread embroidery. Under kimono: Silk figured satin and silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen) with silk and and gilt-paper wrapped silk thread embroidery Obi: Silk twill with silk and metallic-thread supplementary weft patterning bound in plain weave (lampas) Slippers Tabi: Silk plain weave Obi Pad: Silk figured satin j) Purse: Silk plain weave with stencil paste-resist (katazome) Pipe: Pipe Case: silk plain weave with stenciled paste-resist dyed (katazome) Hair Ornament: mixed media (early plastic)
Dimensions
Center back length (Under kimono): 33 in. (83.82 cm) Center back length (Kimono): 58 1/2 in. (148.59 cm) Overall (Tabi): 6 3/8 × 3 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (16.19 × 9.84 × 24.77 cm) Length (Obi Pad): 56 in. (142.24 cm) Overall (Purse): 2 5/8 × 5 in. (6.67 × 12.7 cm) Overall (Pipe): 5/8 × 7 3/4 × 3/8 in. (1.59 × 19.69 × 0.95 cm) Overall (Case): 2 × 8 in. (5.08 × 20.32 cm) Overall (Hair Ornament): 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (15.88 × 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Hamish McLaurin
Accession Number
47.45.2a-n
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles