Outer robe (uchikake), late 19th century, Japan,  with long sleeves and padded hem and design of flying cranes (tsuru) and autumn grass (susuki) embroidered, printed and handpainted in white, gray, black, green and brown on a predominantly red ground with white across the shoulders suggesting sunset (akebono); five chrysanthemum crests on center back and shoulders and front shoulders. Silk plain-weave crepe (kabe-chirimen); hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered

Outer robe (uchikake), late 19th century, Japan, with long sleeves and padded hem and design of flying cranes (tsuru) and autumn grass (susuki) embroidered, printed and handpainted in white, gray, black, green and brown on a predominantly red ground with white across the shoulders suggesting sunset (akebono); five chrysanthemum crests on center back and shoulders and front shoulders. Silk plain-weave crepe (kabe-chirimen); hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered

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