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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
Late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips, gold metallic thread; plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (takeyamachi-nui), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions
21.5 x 35.5 cm (8 7/16 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.457
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of tea plants and gathering baskets shaded by raised mats in green, brown, tan, gray and white, created by the yûzen process, accented with gold metallic thread couching and gilt paper strip embroidery.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898