Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave (kinji-nishiki), pieced
Dimensions135 x 135 cm (53 1/8 x 53 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.227
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1984
19th century
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18th or 19th century
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18th or 19th century