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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 with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave; pieced
DimensionsHeight x width: 90 15/16 x 93 11/16 in. (231 x 238 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.235
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1921