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Textile sample

Japanese
late Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, gold metallic thread; supplementary weft patterning (kôbaiori), hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions 21.3 x 35.1 cm (8 3/8 x 13 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.325
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of mountain, river, woman carrying jug on head, flying birds, pine, flowers and small house with straw roof in gray, green, blue, brown and red, created by the yûzen technique, with silk and metallic gold embroidered accents.
ProvenanceTransferred from the Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.