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Textile sample
Japanese
Meiji ear
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted, (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
19.2 x 16.0 cm (7 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of cotton plant in green, yellow and white on a dark brown ground, created by the yûzen technique, with embroidered silk and painted gold accents.
ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898