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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo to early Meiji era
mid-19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave gauze, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (itome norioki yûzen)
Dimensions
25.4 x 29.3 cm (10 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.295
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of decorative ball (kusudama) made from chrysanthemum (kiku) in green, yellow, blue, tan and white, created by the yûzen technique, on a pale blue background with swirling white lines.
ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898