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Gift cover (fukusa)
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
second half of 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; metallic thread, glass: padded silk and metallic-thread embroidery, glass eye
Dimensions
Height x width: 30 5/16 x 26 3/4 in. (77 x 68 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3995
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGift cover (fukusa) with design of two peacocks in green, blue, yellow, brown, gray and white silk and metallic gold thread on a dark blue silk ground. Lined with red silk crepe and with black silk tassels at the corners.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.