白綸子地滝松桜尾長鳥模様打掛, Over Robe (Uchikake) with Long-Tailed Birds in a Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery and stencil paste-resist dyeing on silk satin damask, Overall: 72 x 49 in. (182.9 x 124.5 cm), Costumes, Birds with long tails inhabit a bright landscape of waterfalls, rocks, pine trees, and cherry blossoms. Resembling auspicious motifs frequently used in China, the birds have the vivid color of pheasants and the ribbon-like tails of magpies, yet the dominance of cherry blossoms firmly places the scene in Japan
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白綸子地滝松桜尾長鳥模様打掛, Robe, Uchikake, Long-Tailed Birds, Landscape, Edo period, 1615–1868, second half, 18th century, Japan, Silk, metallic-thread embroidery, stencil paste-resist dyeing, silk satin damask, Overall, 72 x 49, 182.9 124.5 cm, Costumes, Birds, long tails inhabit, bright landscape, waterfalls, rocks, pine trees, cherry blossoms, Resembling auspicious, motifs, frequently, China, birds, vivid color, pheasants, ribbon, tails, magpies, yet, dominance, firmly, places, scene
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