Textile sample

Japanese

Late Edo or early Meiji era

mid-19th century

Object Place: Japan

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

Dimensions 29.6 x 38.1 cm (11 5/8 x 15 in.)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number98.300

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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of water's edge with reeds in gray, brown and blue, created by the yûzen technique.

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