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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk, pieced
Dimensions
Overall: 16.6 x 18.8 cm (6 9/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number31.141
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of brown silk satin with design of flowers embroidered in reddish-orange, green, yellow and pink silk; composed of three pieces stitched together.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA, April 2, 1931