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Embroidery fragment

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

Medium/Technique Silk, gold metallic thread; hand painted, embroidered
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 37 cm (12 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.444
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile fragment with a design of pine tree and mist in green, brown, black and gold created by hand painting (kaki-e) and embroidery on a dark and light green ground.
ProvenanceGift to MFA, August 1898