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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; plain-weave, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions
Height x width: 3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (9 x 8.6 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.414
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of pine needles and two facing cranes in blue and green silk embroidery and gold metallic couching on a dark brown ground.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898