For a similar <i>furisode</i> see one depicted in "Heads of Nine Beauties in a Roundel with Plum Blossom" by Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829) in the catalogue to the Royal Academy of Art's <u>The Great Japan Exhibition: Art of the Edo Period 1600-1868</u>, published in association with Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1981. NAL Bibliographic No.: 11.L.35.
The painting is number 64A, and see also number 365 for another allover tie-dyed <i>furisode</i> - this garment has the background completely tie-dyed, the pictorial design being picked out by the coloured dye. The V&A's example has the design executed in tie-dye while the background has taken up the colour.