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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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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
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.