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Because this fragment is small, it is rather difficult to imagine the entire kosode from this one piece. Several characteristics, however, suggest an early Edo date, among them the tide-swept arrangement of shells and seaweed. The original kosode's design may have resembled one from On Hiinagata, a kosode pattern book published in 1667.
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Title: Kosode Fragment
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: second half of the 17th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ground of red satin damask (rinzu)
Dimensions: H. 18 5/16 in. (46.5 cm); W. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Dyed
Credit Line: Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2000 Benefit Fund, and funds from various donors, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.428.5
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