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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin-weave with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 65 x 35 cm (25 9/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.336
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with design of dragon roundels and auspicous clouds in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a reddish-orange satin ground.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, June 26, 1902