Object class: Clothing / Donor: Marie Richardson / Culture or time period: Japanese - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Kimono, accession number 9-17709, described as Kimono: pale grey blue patterned silk printed w/ bamboo, pine & plum blossoms in fake shibori; handpainted wave motifs at hem plus stems & leaves. Some flowers embroidered w/ orange, teal, pink & green silk floss; major motifs of bamboo, turtles & cranes done in gold metallic paper wrapped silk thread. Orange silk lining, long furisode sleeves, padded hem. 163.5 cm L. Acc. to Mary Hayes this is a copy of an 18th century furisode (kimono for unmarried woman); gold = bamboo trees; cranes, plum blossoms, pine; tortoises at bottom.

Hearst Museum object titled Stole, accession number 9-17706, described as Stole: green twill-woven silk w/ weft brocade or flowers in peach, rust & white plus silver color metallic tape thread outlining forms. Four panels sewn together w/ pattern matching. Faded, soiled, torn at one end. Machine stitched to plainwoven green silk lining which may have been applied later. Normal brocade squares at wear point on each end have been removed. 302. cm by 1331 cm.