Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
late 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold metallic thread; twill-weave ground, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma-nui)
DimensionsHeight x width: 35 1/2 x 50 in. (90.2 x 127 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.24.17
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in 1924
second half of 19th century
mid-19th century
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late 18th or early 19th century
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late 19th or early 20th century
late 18th or early 19th century