Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

18th or 19th century

Object PlaceJapan

Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; plain-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning (kinran)

Dimensions61 x 60 cm (24 x 23 5/8 in.)

Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection

Accession number43.792

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ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick Collection; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA on October 14, 1943

19th century

19th century

19th century

19th century

first half 19th century

18th or 19th century

18th or 19th century

19th century

18th or 19th century

19th century

18th or 19th century