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Textile sample
Japanese
Bakamatsu to Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
30.4 x 34.5 cm (11 15/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.266
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of crashing wave against rocks in gray, blue and white, created by the yûzen technique, with gold metallic embroidered accents and a plover embroidered in white silk.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898