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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; plain-weave rib variation, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (27.3 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.361
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of painted shell from the game "kai awase," drawstring bag, flowering plum branch, and feather with bamboo handle in white, brown, tan, green, blue, pink and gray on a blue ground, created by the yûzen process.
Marks
Lower left: seal in red ink
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898