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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen), embroidered (shishû) and couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions
30.0 x 34.1 cm (11 13/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.416
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of water drops on grasses (?) in white on a blue ground, created by the yûzen process, and embroidered and couched in green silk and metallic gold accents.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898