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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 20 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (51.5 x 68 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1008
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of reddish-orange silk satin with design of Buddhist Wheels, clouds and swastika in green, light blue, tan, brown and white silk weft floats and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893