Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Mount Horai. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: 73 x 48 in. (185.4 x 121.9 cm). Date: second half of the 18th century-first half of the 19th century.The ancient Chinese legend of Penglai, a spiritual mountain of eternal life located in the eastern seas, lives on in this late-Edo-period robe. In Japan, the fantasy island, Mount Horai, became stylized as a gathering of cranes and tortoises in a bright landscape, like this one, dominated by pine, plum, and bamboo. The theme of Mount Horai was common in bridal garments. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Mount Horai. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: 73 x 48 in. (185.4 x 121.9 cm). Date: second half of the 18th century-first half of the 19th century.The ancient Chinese legend of Penglai, a spiritual mountain of eternal life located in the eastern seas, lives on in this late-Edo-period robe. In Japan, the fantasy island, Mount Horai, became stylized as a gathering of cranes and tortoises in a bright landscape, like this one, dominated by pine, plum, and bamboo. The theme of Mount Horai was common in bridal garments. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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