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Over Robe (Uchikake) with Fans, Phoenixes, Chrysanthemums, and Floral Hexagons

mid-19th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This long-sleeved uchikake has a rich repeating pattern of fans, phoenixes, chrysanthemums, and floral medallions enclosing hexagons. The design is woven with various shades of brown and light blue silk on a blue-green silk satin ground. It is lined with red silk crepe and padded at the hem.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 青緑地菊鳳凰扇面模様打掛
  • Title: Over Robe (Uchikake) with Fans, Phoenixes, Chrysanthemums, and Floral Hexagons
  • Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: mid-19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Silk lampas
  • Dimensions: 27 3/16 × 18 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (69 × 48 × 6 cm)
  • Classification: Costumes
  • Credit Line: Lent by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art