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Collections

Woman’s Outer Kimono (Uchikake) with Plank Bridges, Irises, and Swallowslate Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century

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Japanese silk kimono displayed on a black lacquered stand, deep olive green with embroidered wetland scene of cranes, reed grasses, and winding streams along the lower half, salmon-pink lining visible at hem and sleeves
Title
Woman’s Outer Kimono (Uchikake) with Plank Bridges, Irises, and Swallows
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe) (chirimen) with paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and stenciled paste-resist imitation tie-dyed (kata kanoko) with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped silk thread embroidery.
Dimensions
Center back length: 73 in. (185.42 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Philip A. Colman in memory of Philip A. Colman
Accession Number
M.90.8
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.