Wedding Robe (Uchikake)
CultureJapanese
Datemid-late 19th century
MediumSilk, gold-wrapped silk threads, silk threads, and stencil dying
DimensionsOverall: 68 × 50 inches (172.72 × 127 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dodie Headington
Object number2022.21
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DescriptionThis is an outer garment with long, swinging sleeves (furisode) tailored for a bride's maid. The ground fabric is figured silk satin (rinzu) with woven motifs, including swastika and chrysanthemum. The surface is filled with embroidered, stenciled, and hand-drawn motifs such as crane, minogame tortoise, Mount Hōrai, bamboo, pine, plum, orange, and wave. The robe is lined with orange-red colored silk fabric, and felted silk fills between the surface textile and the lining.
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