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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo to early Meiji era
Late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû, takeyamachi-nui), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions
24.5 x 40.5 cm (9 5/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.251
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of rabbits (usagi) jumping through wave pattern (seigaiha) in green, blue, purple, red, brown, black and white on pale gray silk crêpe ground created by the yûzen process, and accented with gold embroidery and couching.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898