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Length of silk

Korean (Söng-do)
Chosôn (Joseon) dynasty
18th or 19th century
Object Place: Korea

Medium/Technique Silk, dyes; plain-weave gauze, clamp resist-dyed
Dimensions 176 x 70.5 cm (69 5/16 x 27 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Edward Waldo Forbes
Accession Number16.379
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLength of silk with design of abstract floral pattern in red, green and blue, created by resist-dyeing, on a yellow-gold silk gauze ground.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Waldo Forbes to the MFA on December 7, 1916