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Decorative panel
Japanese
Shôwa
1984
Object Place: Kyoto, Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave; braided silk cord
Dimensions
Height x width: 42 x 12 5/8 in. (106.7 x 32.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Juraku Company, Ltd.
Accession Number1985.195
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDecorative panel with design of bands of mist and wisteria in blue, orange, green, pink, purple, white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a blue and reddish-orange silk twill ground with reddish-orange fringe along the bottom and reddish-orange and white silk braided and twisted cord along the top. There is a pale reddish-orange silk twill backing. Includes a lacquered stand for display.
ProvenanceGift of the Juraku Co., Ltd to the MFA on April 24, 1985