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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 plain-weave
Dimensions
Overall: 60 x 46.5 cm (23 5/8 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.836
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with dark blue and gold plain-weave iridescent ground and design of hanging fabric curtains (kichô) with peacocks perched atop in green and dark blue silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, December 11, 1907