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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave ground with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Overall: 75 x 34.5 cm (29 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.458
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with green twill-weave gound and repeating design of auspicious clouds, arabesque and stylized Chinese characters in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, December 7, 1897