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Gift cover (fukusa)
Japanese
late Edo or Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; satin, embroidered with silk and gold-metallic thread
Dimensions
66.67 x 83.5 cm (26 1/4 x 32 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.213
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGift cover (fukusa) with design of "Seven Gods of Good Luck" (shichifukujin) in blue, green, orange, pink, brown and white silk embroidery and gold metallic couching on a dark blue silk satin ground; red plain-weave silk backing.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921