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Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
67 x 68 cm (26 3/8 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3923
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBuddhist altar cloth (uchishiki) with design stylized leaves, gourds, vases of flowers lanterns, etc., in light blue, light green, brown and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a red twill-weave silk ground; lined with plain-weave hemp or linen with inscription hand-painted in ink.
InscriptionsInscription
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.