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Textile sample
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
29.5 x 17.8 cm (11 5/8 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.338
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of tea bowl in a drawstring bag, tea scoop and plum blossoms in green, pink, white and blue, created by the yûzen technique, on a black ground with metallic gold embroidered accents.
ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898