About This Artwork

Japan

Furisode, Late Edo period (1789–1868), 19th century

Silk, 4:1 satin damask weave, rinzu; yuzen dyed, painted, and stenciled; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin and single satin stitches; laid work, couching, and Chinese knots; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with beni, safflower
183.7 x 122.7 cm (72 3/8 x 48 3/8 in.)
Gift of Gaylord Donnelley in memory of Frances Gaylord Smith, 1991.635

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, "Five Centuries of Japanese Kimono: On this Sleeve of Fondest Dream," March 7–June 7, 1992

Publication History

Hays, Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays, "No Drama Costumes and Other Japanese Costumes in The Art Institute of Chicago," Museum Studies 18, 1 (1992). cat. no. 21, p. 39.

Nagasaki, Iwao. Japanese Textile in American Collections. Tokyo: Shogakukan, Inc., 1995. cat. no. 141, p. 144.