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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 twill-weave ground with gilt paper strip and silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, silk braided cord
DimensionsOverall (Approx for storage): 14 x 6.5 x 5 cm (5 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number15.627
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift of Denman Waldo Ross to MFA on April 1, 1915