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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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