Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, bast fiber (hemp?), gold metallic thread; plain-weave ground, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
Dimensions64 x 66 cm (25 3/16 x 26 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.24.15
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