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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Hemp plain-weave ground embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number15.1336
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with design of interlocking swastika pattern composed of white, blue, orange and gold silk embroidered in satin-stitch on a natural plain-weave hemp ground.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA, 1915