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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave, warp yarn resist-dyed (kasuri, ikat), silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 25.5 x 17 cm (10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of twill-weave silk with brown and beige color block created by ikat process with design of floral roundels composed of Seven Treasures pattern (shippô-tsunagi) in dark blue, purple and gold silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893