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Textile sample
Japanese
late Edo perid (Bakumatsu)
mid-19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave gauze, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions
24.4 x 17.7 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of phoenix and peony arabesques in blue and tan, created by the yûzen technique, on a light blue ground.
ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898