thekimonogallery:Long-sleeved outer robe (uchikake), early 20th century, Japan, with long sleeves an
thekimonogallery:Long-sleeved outer robe (uchikake), early 20th century, Japan, with long sleeves and padded hem and design of chrysanthemum, peony, pine, bush clover, cherry, mandarin orange, maple, bell flower in bright red, pink, brown, blue, light yellow, orange, white and green silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a purple twill-weave silk ground; on back of robe is design of large urn containing peony, bamboo leaves and ominaeshi (flowering grass lined with red silk crêpe. Silk twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave (karaori)MFA. (William Sturgis Bigelow Collection) -- source link