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Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

late 18th or early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; satin-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsHeight x width: 20 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. (52.7 x 51.8 cm)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.645
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917
Sword cover (bukuro)
18th or 19th century
Length of silk
19th century
Panel for Buddha statue
18th or 19th century
Textile fragment
18th century
Textile fragment
19th century
Textile
late 19th century
Sword cover (katana bukuro)
18th or 19th century
Textile length
18th or 19th century
Sword cover (katana bukuro)
18th or 19th century