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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (19.5 x 35 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1017
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of dark blue twill-weave silk with design of dragon and floral roundels in cream, pink, light and dark green silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893