Textile sample
late 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered with gilt paper strips (shishû, takeyamachi-nui), couched with gold metallic thread (koma-nui)
Dimensions24.1 x 37.8 cm (9 1/2 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.459
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898
Late 19th century
late 19th century
Late 19th century
Late 19th century
Late 19th century
Late 19th century
Late 19th century
Late 19th century
Late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century