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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Overall: 63 x 30 cm (24 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.335
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with dark blue and gold iridescent plain-weave ground with design of dragon roundels and auspicious clouds in gilt paper strip and white and green silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, October 6, 1902