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Textile sample

Japanese
early Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed (yûzen)
Dimensions 28.6 x 34.2 cm (11 1/4 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.267
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of cockscomb in gray, tan and pink on a light blue ground, created by the yûzen technique.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898