Long-sleeved Robe (Furisode) with Birds
On this spectacular robe worn by a bride for her wedding celebration in 1942, dozens of birds take to the sky. Among them are cranes (at the shoulder and hem on the back), ducks (including mandarin ducks on the back of the left sleeve), pheasants, sparrows, and swallows, as well as a peacock that wraps dramatically around the entire garment.
Artwork Details
- 青黒縮緬地鳥模様振袖
- Title: Long-sleeved Robe (Furisode) with Birds
- Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
- Date: 1942
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Plain-weave crepe silk with paste-resist dyeing
- Dimensions: Overall: 76 7/8 x 49 3/8 in. (195.3 x 125.4 cm)
- Classification: Costumes
- Credit Line: Gift of Harumi Takanashi and Akemi Ota, in memory of their mother, Yoshiko Hiroumi Shima, 2007
- Object Number: 2007.44.1
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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