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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
Late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; gauze-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 5/8 x 13 7/16 in. (27 x 34.1 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.430
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of hibiscus in grays, light brown, white, pink and green, created by the yûzen process (possibly hand-painted), with pink and white silk embroidery and gold metallic thread couching.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898