Fragment of silk

Japanese

Edo period

late 18th or early 19th century

Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk satin-weave with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts

Dimensions Height x width: 23 13/16 x 21 1/4 in. (60.5 x 54 cm)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number93.1004

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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionFragment of blue silk satin with design of alternating rows of floral motifs in tan, reddish-orange, light green and white silk.

ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893