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Bag for tea container (shifuku)

18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, satin-weave ground with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, silk braided cord
DimensionsOverall (Approx for storage): 12 x 7 x 6 cm (4 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number15.622
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 1, 1915