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Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs

Japanese

Artwork Details

Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs
1960s-1980s
Japanese
gray twill silk with brocade and embroidery designs
63 in. x 53 1/8 in. ( 160 cm x 135 cm )
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.378

Description

Subject Matter:

Formal kimono.

Physical Description:

Gray silk damask with surihaku (gilt), embroidered and appliquéd brocade designs, bordered in couched gold-wrapped threads. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below. Has double oak-leaf (kashiwa) crest embroidered in gold thread.

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