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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
25.7 x 34.1 cm (10 1/8 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.463
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile design of sea birds (umineko?) flying over the waves in light and dark fray, light brown, blue and white, created by the yûzen process.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898