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Textile sample
Japanese
late Edo (Bakumatsu) or Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions
37.0 x 34.7 cm (14 9/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of cherry tree and suspended curtain for "flower viewing" (hana-mi) in white, pink, purple, green, blue, brown and gray, created by the yûzen technique.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898