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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
Late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû, takeyamachi-nui)
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 5/16 x 16 1/8 in. (26.2 x 41 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.227
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of seaside landscape with flying cranes and pine in blue, green, black, gray, brown and white, created by the yûzen process, and accented with gilt paper strip embroidery.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898