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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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921
19th century
early 19th century
18th or 19th century
18th or 19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
19th century, from 17th century fabric
1984
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century