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Woman's Wedding Kimono (Uchikake) with Design of Pine, Bamboo, Plum Blossoms, Cranes, and TortoisesMeiji period (1868-1912), early 20th century

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Japanese kimono with sage green silk ground, densely embroidered allover with cranes in flight, red maple clusters, chrysanthemums, and a stream landscape; coral-red lining visible at hem and sleeves
Four panels of silk embroidery on pale green ground, depicting white cranes in flight among tall bamboo stalks, red maple leaves, pink plum blossoms, and scattered floral motifs in pink, red, and teal.
Silk embroidery on pale green ground depicting turtles in a flowing stream, a crane with black and white plumage at upper right, and scattered red, pink, and white chrysanthemums and peonies; gold couching on turtle shells and a woven basket form; red maple leaves throughout.
Embroidered silk textile panel with two cranes standing among flowers, and a tortoise in flowing blue water below; detailed needlework in red, gold, white, and black on a sage green and pale blue ground, with red maple leaves and pink chrysanthemums throughout.
Embroidered textile panel on pale green silk, depicting a wicker cart with a flowering arrangement, a turtle rendered in gold metallic thread, and scattered chrysanthemums, peonies, and maple leaves in red, pink, and teal silk stitching.
Embroidered textile on pale green silk ground, featuring a red-crowned crane at center amid densely stitched peonies, cherry blossoms, and foliage in red, pink, teal, and ivory, with auspicious objects rendered in gold metallic and satin stitches.
Embroidered textile panel on pale green silk, densely worked with red-crowned cranes, tortoises, a meandering stream, peonies, and scattered blossoms in red, pink, and white, with gold metallic thread accents and a decorative knotted tassel motif.
Embroidered textile on sage green ground with densely stitched motifs: two red-crowned cranes among pine trees, bamboo, and scattered blossoms in red, pink, magenta, and white, with a decorative tassel ornament tied to a tree trunk at center.
Embroidered textile on sage green ground depicting a red-crowned crane with wings spread, worked in white and black silk satin stitch, surrounded by maple leaves in red and orange, lotus leaves in grey-green, bamboo in teal, and scattered pink plum blossoms with gold thread branch details.
Silk embroidery on pale green ground depicting a red-crowned crane with wings spread beside a pine tree rendered in couched metallic and satin stitches, surrounded by red maple leaves, plum blossoms in pink and white, and scattered floral roundels.
Embroidered textile panel on pale green silk, depicting a white crane with black tail feathers and red crown in flight, surrounded by red maple leaves, pink and red plum blossoms, and stylized foliage rendered in fine silk thread with detailed satin stitch.
Embroidered textile with a central crane in flight rendered in gold and black silk threads on a pale green ground, surrounded by red maple leaves, turquoise pine needles, lotus leaves, and scattered plum blossoms in vibrant satin stitch.
Embroidered textile panel in two sections on pale green silk, depicting red-crowned cranes in flight among pine trees, red maple leaves, teal bamboo, and scattered pink and magenta blossoms, with fine silk thread work in white, gold, red, and soft gray.
Title
Woman's Wedding Kimono (Uchikake) with Design of Pine, Bamboo, Plum Blossoms, Cranes, and Tortoises
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Meiji period (1868-1912), early 20th century
Period
late meiji
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), paste-resist dyed (yuzen), stencilled imitation tie-dye (kata kanoko shibori), and silk and gold gilt paper-wrapped silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 57 1/2 in. (146.05 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Yoshino Iizuka Watanabe Family from Coalinga, California
Accession Number
M.2011.125
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles