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Young Woman's Kimono (Furisode) with Imagery Alluding to the Noh Play AshikariEdo period (1615-1868), first half of the 19th century

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Japanese kimono displayed open and flat, peach-cream silk ground with allover embroidered design of blue winding streams, autumn leaves, small blossoms, and a miniature ox-cart near the hem, with burnt orange lining

Unknown, Young Woman's Kimono (Furisode) with Imagery Alluding to the Noh Play Ashikari, Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Director's Roundtable, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Young Woman's Kimono (Furisode) with Imagery Alluding to the Noh Play Ashikari
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe; chirimen), paste-resist-dyed (yūzen), with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
Length: 60 in. (152.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Director's Roundtable
Accession Number
M.88.93.2
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.