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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
Late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold leaf; plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
30.0 x 21.9 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of pine tree, flying hawk and crescent moon in light and dark gray, green, brown, black, white and gold, created by the yuzen process, and embroidered with white, black and gold silk.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898