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Textile sample
Japanese
Bakumatsu to early Meiji era
mid-19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (kaki-e, yûzen)
Dimensions
26.6 x 33.6 cm
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.317
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of stylized figures wearing straw coats and hats in gray, brown and white, created by the yûzen technique, and cherry blossoms in white composed of a minute dot pattern (komon kata) on dark blue ground created by stencil resist-dyeing (katazome).
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1898)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.