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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), stenciled gold leaf
Dimensions
24.3 x 34.2 cm (9 9/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.365
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of Noh masks (Nômen) and a stenciled gold lacquer box with design of pine, bamboo and plum (shochikubai) in gray, black white, tan, blue, green and brown on a grayish-blue ground, created by the yûzen process. These are masks for the character Okina.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898