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Fragment of silk

Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk damask with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions Height x width: 26 3/4 x 14 in. (68 x 35.5 cm)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1007
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionFragment of reddish-orange silk damask with cloud pattern and design of dragon roundels in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893