Fragment of silk
late 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave with gilt paper stip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weav
DimensionsHeight x width: 25 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (64.8 x 22.2 cm)
Mount: 40 x 54.6 cm (15 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Mount: 40 x 54.6 cm (15 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number26.196
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on November 4, 1926
19th century
1984
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
early 19th century
19th century
19th century
early 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
late 18th or early 19th century