Robe

Museum number:
9-17958a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917958a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4071
Description:
Kimono: beige silk plainweave w/ 3-toed dragon medallion in center back; "green" characters on sleeves; machine sewn, matching belt w/ green silk fringe. Soiled at hem. Plainweave silk, machine sewn. Kimono for export: embroidery relatively crude; "green" character on sleeve very old-fashioned form. Label in the back: "Made in Japan". A) 159 cmm L. B) 241 cm L.
Donor:
Mr. Ivy Lee
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Robes (main garments)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-17958a,b, described as Kimono: beige silk plainweave w/ 3-toed dragon medallion in center back; "green" characters on sleeves; machine sewn, matching belt w/ green silk fringe. Soiled at hem. Plainweave silk, machine sewn. Kimono for export: embroidery relatively crude; "green" character on sleeve very old-fashioned form. Label in the back: "Made in Japan". A) 159 cmm L. B) 241 cm L.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-17958a,b, described as Kimono: beige silk plainweave w/ 3-toed dragon medallion in center back; "green" characters on sleeves; machine sewn, matching belt w/ green silk fringe. Soiled at hem. Plainweave silk, machine sewn. Kimono for export: embroidery relatively crude; "green" character on sleeve very old-fashioned form. Label in the back: "Made in Japan". A) 159 cmm L. B) 241 cm L.

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