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Textile sample

Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji period
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, gold metallic thread and gilt paper strips; plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû) and couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions Height x width: 9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.1 x 37.5 cm)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.385
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of low hills, pine trees and a flying crane in black gray, white, light green and yellow, created by the yûzen process, and embroidered with gilt paper strips and couched with gold metallic thread.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898