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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
mid-19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
27.1 x 40.6 cm (10 11/16 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.289
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of cherry tree, palm tree, pine and bamboo on a blue-gray ground, created by the yûzen technique and embroidered with gold accents.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA, August, 1898