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Gift cover (fukusa)
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; twill-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Height x width: 27 9/16 x 26 3/4 in. (70 x 68 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3987
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPadded gift cover (fukusa) with design of rows of chrysanthemums in red, pink, white and green silk supplementary weft patterning on a dark green silk twill-weave ground. There is a red silk crepe (chirimen) lining with red silk tassels at each corner.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.