Outer kimono (uchikake) with phoenixes in a landscape

Collections
1600957
Title
Outer kimono (uchikake) with phoenixes in a landscape
Year/Period
Taisho period
Region
Japan
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 174.0 x 127.5 cm
Accession No.
2024-01316
Credit Line
Gift of Chris Hall.

This outer kimono is painted and embroidered with auspicious phoenixes, also known as ho-o birds in Japan. The robe was not worn with a sash (obi), allowing the composition to be admired in its entirety.