Japanese Kimono/Robe

Name/Title

Japanese Kimono/Robe

Entry/Object ID

E-350

Description

A large beige or cream-colored Japanese kimono. Designs on left front and back depict flowers and grasses stitched in gold thread and colored a dull yellow with various shades of gray and some black. Sleeves are large and open, sewn together only at the wrist. Has a marking of a flower printed in purple on the upper back.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Japan

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

No tears or wear visible. Two loose threads at the inside neck, there are two light yellow streaks on the front chest flaps, and along the hem at the feet.

General Notes

Note

In the left sleeve there is a patch with the number "A-393." No relation to that number with anything in El Camino's collection. Possible catalog number from this object being in a different collection from a different facility.