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Woman's Kimono (Kosode) with Snow-Covered Mandarin Orange Trees and PoemEdo period (1615-1868), late 18th century

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Kimono with sky-blue ground fabric densely embroidered with allover floral motifs in white, red-orange, yellow, and green, displayed spread flat with sleeves extended, revealing a tangerine-orange lining at the hem and sleeve edges
Silk kimono displayed flat, sky-blue ground densely embroidered with flowering plants in white, orange, red, green, and gold, with an orange lining visible along the front opening and hem.
Title
Woman's Kimono (Kosode) with Snow-Covered Mandarin Orange Trees and Poem
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), paste-resist dyed (shiroage) and stenciled imitation tie-dyed (kata kanoko shibori), with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
Length: 65 5/8 in. (166.69 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.8
Classification
Costumes
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.