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Bag for tea container (shifuku)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave, silk braided cord
DimensionsOverall (approximate for storage): 11 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm (4 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.653
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917
early 19th century
1820–25
19th century
early 17th century
mid 19th century
1600–1700
18th or 19th century