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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InscriptionsInscriptionProvenancePurchased by the donor of Shojiro Nomura; gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz to the MFA on February 4, 1915

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