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Textile sample

Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk; plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions Height x width: 11 x 13 3/8 in. (27.9 x 34 cm)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.362
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of painted shells from the game "kai awase" and scattered blossoms in white, brown, tan, blue, green and gray on a dark blue ground, created by the yûzen process.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898