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Bag for tea container (shifuku)
Bag for tea container (shifuku)

Bag for tea container (shifuku)

18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; satin-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsOverall (Approx for storage): 10 x 6.5 x 5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number15.620
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 1, 1915
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Textile length
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Sword cover (katana bukuro)
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