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This gauze-weave summer robe was designed for a young woman. Against the purple background the chrysanthemums and the butterflies are depicted in pale blue, orange, green, white, yellow silk embroidery and gold couching. The autumn scene is appropriate for a summer kimono.
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Title: Long-sleeved robe (furisode) with chrysanthemums, butterflies, and clouds
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Gauze-weave silk (ro) with resist-dyeing, silk and gold thread embroidery
Dimensions: 67 × 48 1/2 in. (170.2 × 123.2 cm)
Classification: Costumes-Embroidered
Credit Line: Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund, 2018
Accession Number: 2018.644
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