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Gift cover (fukusa)

18th to 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; satin, embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions70 x 83 cm (27 9/16 x 32 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.217
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921
late 17th century
Cushion cover
1600–25
Gift cover (fukusa)
late 19th or early 20th century