Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, pieced
Dimensions166 x 166 cm (65 3/8 x 65 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.234
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921
19th century
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19th century
18th or 19th century
early 19th century
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