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Textile sample

Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave with supplementary weft patterning, hand drawn and paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions 30.6 x 34.1 cm (12 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.328
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of plum branch, peony, iris and butterfly in white, blue, gray, yellow and green on a peach and light blue ground, created by the yûzen technique.
ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898