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Bag for tea container (shifuku)
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, silk braided cord
Dimensions
Overall (approximate for storage): 10 x 6 x 5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.654
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDrawstring bag (shifuku) for tea container (chaire) with design of vertical stripes in tan, light brown and red plain-weave silk. There is brown, plain-weave silk lining and a light brown braided silk cord.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917