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

Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, pieced
DimensionsHeight x width: 52 1/4 x 52 1/2 in. (132.7 x 133.4 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.226
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsInscriptionProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921