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Japanese
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk damask ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions Overall: 64.1 x 10.2 cm (25 1/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number95.196
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionFragment of silk with black silk damask ground with woven floral pattern and design of dragon roundels and floral motifs in light blue, lavendar, gold and white silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, March 16, 1895