Kosode Fragment

late 17th–mid 18th century

Not on view

The lively kosode from which this textile came had a vivid pattern of a clematis vine growing on a curving bamboo fence. Some of the embroidery is now missing from the leaves and one of the flowers, allowing a view of notations in ink: the syllable ki, seen in the leaves, and aka (red) in the center of a clematis flower, instructed the embroiderer to use gold thread (kinshi) for the leaves and red for the flower.

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Title: Kosode Fragment
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 17th–mid 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ground of white satin damask (rinzu)
Dimensions: H. 34 5/8 in. (88 cm); W. 14 9/16 in. (37 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Dyed and Embroidered
Credit Line: Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2000 Benefit Fund, and funds from various donors, 2001
Object Number: 2001.428.16
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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