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Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Maple Tree and River

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The garment has a red-brown background with a gold section at the top. A tree with orange and yellow leaves grows from a river with blue-green water. The river runs from the bottom left up to the left side. The tree's trunk is on the left. The garment has a pink hem. The garment appears to be a traditional Japanese outer robe called an uchikake. The artist is unknown. The title of the garment is "Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Maple Tree and River".

Artwork details

Date:
first half of the 20th century
Medium:
Resist-dyed silk satin damask embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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