Textile sample

Japanese

Late Edo or early Meiji era

19th century

Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)

Dimensions 30.7 x 37.2 cm (12 1/16 x 14 5/8 in.)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number98.280

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of large lotus leaves in green and purple, created by the yûzen process, on a light blue ground.

ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898