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Kosode (Robe)

Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1800
Silk, plain weave with creped wefts; resist dyed and painted; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin stitches; laidwork and couching
152.4 × 160.1 cm (60 × 63 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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