Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria Bouquets

Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria Bouquets

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Luxurious outer robes like this one were worn by high-ranking samurai women in the late Edo period. By the 1870s, however, some of these garments had found their way into the wardrobes of Western women or had been remade into European styles of the time.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria BouquetsOuter Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria BouquetsOuter Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria BouquetsOuter Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria BouquetsOuter Robe (Uchikake) with Chrysanthemum and Wisteria Bouquets

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.