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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk satin-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 29 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (75.5 x 54 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number95.199
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with reddish-orange satin ground and overall repeating design of dragons and auspicious cloud motifs in blue, green, pink and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, March 16, 1895