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Length of silk
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Overall: 66.5 x 32 cm (26 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1015
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of pieced dark blue twill-weave silk with design of dragon clutching "Pearl of Wisdom" and surrounded by auspicious clouds in light blue, orange, green and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1983