Textile sample
late 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû) and couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions23.6 x 33.5 cm (9 5/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.236
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898
Late 19th century
late 19th century
19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century
late 19th century