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Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
88 x 85 cm (34 5/8 x 33 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.805
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBuddhist altar cloth (uchishiki) with design of rows of chrysanthemums, rows of butterflies and rows of peonies in blue, green, yellow, red and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts a dark blue silk satin ground; pieced; lined with plain-weave hemp or linen with inscription hand-painted in ink.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA,