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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: 44 x 18 cm (17 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1021
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of reddish-orange twill-weave silk with design of phoenix and dragon roundels and peonies in gold, pink, tan, purple, light green and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893