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Buddhist altar cover (uchishiki)
Buddhist altar cover (uchishiki)

Buddhist altar cover (uchishiki)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions89 x 88 cm (35 1/16 x 34 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.239
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsInscriptionProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921