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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 68 x 26 cm (26 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.337
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with reddish-orange twill-weave ground and design of floral (mallow) arabesque in purple, white and green silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, June 26, 1902