Piece from a Summer Kosode (katabira) with Ivy and Garden Fence

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Piece from a Summer Kosode (katabira) with Ivy and Garden Fence by Unknown. The image displays a textile piece with a garden fence and ivy design. The background of the textile is a light beige color. Dark blue lines are painted to represent a fence, angled diagonally from the bottom left to the top right. The fence lines are thin and straight. Several ivy leaves are depicted on and around the fence. The leaves are various shades of green and yellow. Some leaves have a gold outline and some have a black mesh pattern. A gold braid-like design is painted across the center of the image. The braid-like design has a circular gold accent. The overall design is intricate and detailed. The image appears to be a piece of a summer kosode, which is a type of Japanese garment.