Child's kimono with boy's day design
(1925-1935)
- Medium
- silk, cotton
- Measurements
- 114.0 cm (centre back) 92.0 cm (cuff to cuff)
- Place/s of Execution
- Japan
- Accession Number
- 2023.242
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Berris Aitken, 2023 - Gallery location
- Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International - About this work
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Garments known as ubugi are worn by infants at festivals to mark their birth. This ubugi for a boy depicts the silhouette of a samurai helmet with traditional dolls known as Gosho-ningyo. These dolls were made in Kyoto and take their name from the Kyoto Imperial Palace.