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Textile sample
Japanese
Bakumatsu to Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
24.3 x 32.5 cm (9 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.240
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of bamboo curtains (misu), rolled and unrolled, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms and Japanese bush clover in reds, greens, yellows, browns, gray, black, and white, created by the yûzen process, and accented with silk embroidery (shishû).
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898