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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 Height x width: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (23.5 x 35.2 cm)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.404
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of iris growing out of the water in blue, green, gray and white against a light gray sky, created by the yûzen process.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898