御所解源氏物語模様帷子|Summer Robe (Katabira) with Seasonal Landscapes and Scenes from The Tale of Genji
Unknown Artist
second half of the18th century
Medium
Plain-weave ramie with paste resist-dyeing, silk-thread embroidery, and gold-thread couching
Dimensions
73 × 47 1/2 in. (185.4 × 120.7 cm)
Classification
Costumes-Embroidered
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2018
Accession Number
2018.637
Rights
Public Domain