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Textile sample

Japanese
Edo period
early 18th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, plain-weave crepe (chirimen), clamp resist-dyed
Dimensions 31.5 x 48.2 cm (12 3/8 x 19 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession Number35.1956
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of bands of orange and purple created by clamp resist-dyeing on a white silk crepe ground.
ProvenanceGift of Yamanaka & Co., Boston to the MFA on December 5, 1935