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Gift cover (fukusa)
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; satin-weave ground, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions
Height x width: 34 x 30 3/8 in. (86.4 x 77.2 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.551
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGift cover (fukusa) with design of two tortoises (o-kame) in the water in gold metallic thread couching and white, pink and reddish-orange silk embroidery on a dark blue silk satin ground; reddish-orange plain-weave hemp (?) backing.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on