Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave (karaori)
DimensionsHeight x width: 26 1/4 x 26 3/8 in. (66.7 x 67 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.24.9
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1924
19th century
19th century
early 20th century
19th century
1984
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
early 19th century
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late 18th to early 19th century
19th century