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Bag for tea bowl (shifuku)
Bag for tea bowl (shifuku)

Bag for tea bowl (shifuku)

18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, satin-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, silk braided cord
DimensionsOverall (Approx for storage): 13 x 14 x 11 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number15.609
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 1, 1915