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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 11/16 x 14 15/16 in. (27.2 x 37.9 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of flock of flying geese, outlined with black, against a blue and gray background, created by the yûzen process.
Marks
Upper left: Re in red ink
Upper right: Ne in red ink
Lower left: "sa" inside tortoise in red ink
Lower right: "Sanbou (?)" stamp in red ink
Upper right: Ne in red ink
Lower left: "sa" inside tortoise in red ink
Lower right: "Sanbou (?)" stamp in red ink
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898