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Textile sample

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

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions 28.3 x 37.4 cm (11 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.395
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of cherry blossoms in the shape of clouds (kumodori) in pink and white, pine trees (matsu) and bamboo (take) in gray, black, and white on a dark gray silk ground, created by the yûzen process.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898