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Summer Kosode

A work made of cotton, plain weave; tie dyed (shibori); partial lining of cotton, plain weave.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; tie dyed (shibori); partial lining of cotton, plain weave.

Date:

lated Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912)/ Taishô period (1912–1926)/ Shôwa period (1926–1989)/ Heisei period (1989–present), 19th –20th century

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Summer Kosode

Place

Japan (Object made in:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1801–2000

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; tie dyed (shibori); partial lining of cotton, plain weave

Dimensions

165.8 × 123.2 cm (65 1/4 × 48 1/2 in.) shoulder to hem length: 160.6 cm (63 1/4 in.) sleeve length: 48.8 cm (19 1/4 in.) collar back to hem length: 71.2 cm (28 in.) width at hem: 56 cm (22 in.) width of sleeve panel: 31.2 cm (12 1/4 in.) width of center front panel hem overlap: 26.7 cm 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.) width of collar band: 5.5 cm (2 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Textiles Collection

Reference Number

2002.147

Extended information about this artwork

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