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Fragment of Buddhist textile
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin-weave ground with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 22 13/16 x 18 5/16 in. (58 x 46.5 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number95.200
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPieced fragment of Buddhist textile with dark blue silk satin ground and design of dragon roundels and various auspicious symbols in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, March 16, 1895