Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave (lampas)
DimensionsHeight x width: 27 1/2 x 27 in. (69.9 x 68.6 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.24.10
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ProvenanceTransferred from the Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.
19th century
19th century
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1984
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19th century
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late 18th to early 19th century
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