Gift cover (fukusa)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe ground, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
DimensionsHeight x width: 31 1/8 x 27 in. (79.1 x 68.6 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.218
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921
18th century
late 19th century
Late 19th century
late 19th century
19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century