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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold leaf; plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted, applied gold leaf
Dimensions
Height x width: 11 15/16 x 14 5/16 in. (30.4 x 36.4 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.396
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of mountains covered with cherry blossoms (sakura) and maple leaves (momiji) rising out of clouds in red, orange, green, blue, black, gray and white with a blue sky above, created by the yûzen process, accented with specks of applied gold leaf.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898