3. Kosode fragment
Japan
Momoyama, Bunroku (1592-1598)
Silk, vegetable dyes, Embroidery, applied silver foil
10” x 15” (27 cm x 38 cm)
Detail: framed
This embroidery technique, nuihaku, has a background of extremely fine silk, long embroidery stitches and applied silver or gold foil. Examples of this technique are rare. This fragment was part of the collar band of the kimono.
