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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, stenciled (katazome) and hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen)
Dimensions
Height x width: 8 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (22.5 x 28.3 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.410
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of Chinese lion (karashishi) and leaves in brown, gray and white, created by stencil resist-dyeing, with small scattered leaves embroidered in gold metallic thread.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August