Textile sample

Japanese

Late Edo or early Meiji era

late 19th century

Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk; plain-weave crepe (chirimen); tie-dyed (kanoko shibori)

Dimensions Height x width: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number98.237

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of a floral vine and decorative squares in white on a dark brown ground, created by the tie-dye process.

ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898