Over Robe (Uchikake) with Long-Tailed Birds in a Landscape
The image shows a white robe with a floral and bird design. The robe is long with wide sleeves. A red border appears at the bottom hem and on the edges of the sleeves. A forest landscape with red and pink flowers, green leaves, and a white fence runs vertically down the center. Multiple long-tailed red and green birds are scattered across the robe. The robe is displayed on a gray background. The artist is unknown. The title of the piece is "Over Robe (Uchikake) with Long-Tailed Birds in a Landscape."
Artwork details
- Date:
- second half of the 18th century
- Medium:
- Silk and metallic-thread embroidery and stencil paste-resist dyeing on silk satin damask
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 468 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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