Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
17th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk lampas, gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave (kinran)
Dimensions93.7 x 96.5 cm (36 7/8 x 38 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession number15.276
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ProvenancePurchased by the donor of Shojiro Nomura; gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz to the MFA on February 4, 1915
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