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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, embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions Height x width: 6 9/16 x 6 5/16 in. (16.7 x 16.1 cm)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.412
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of pine needles and two cranes facing each other in green and blue silk and gold metallic embroidery on a dark green ground.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898