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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo to early Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips, gold metallic thread; hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû, takeyamachi-nui)
Dimensions
26.7 x 40.6 cm (10 1/2 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of pine needles, plum blossoms and bamboo leaves, the "Three Friends of Winter (shochikubai)" in white and green on a dark blue ground, created by the yûzen process, and embroidered and couched with gold accents.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898