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This unlined summer garment is similar to the abovementioned summer robe, an outstanding example of the “imperial court style,” but represents different chapters of The Tale of Genji.
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Title: Summer robe (katabira) with The Tale of Genji design
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ramie with resist-dyeing, silk and gold thread embroidery
Dimensions: 74 × 49 3/4 in. (188 × 126.4 cm)
Classification: Costumes-Embroidered
Credit Line: Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund, 2018
Accession Number: 2018.638
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