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Gift cover (fukusa)
Gift cover (fukusa)

Gift cover (fukusa)

late 18th or early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold metallic thread; satin-weave ground, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions71.5 x 89.5 cm (28 1/8 x 35 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.24.13
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA
Gift cover (fukusa)
second half of 19th century
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late 18th or early 19th century
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