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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
mid-19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
26.4 x 40.6 cm (10 3/8 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.301
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of waterfall, pine tree, plum tree and bamboo in gray, brown and blue, created by the yûzen technique, with pink silk and metallic gold embroidered accents (shishû).
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA, August, 1898