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Gift cover (fukusa)
Gift cover (fukusa)

Gift cover (fukusa)

late 19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold metallic thread; satin-weave ground, embroidered (shishû), couched (koma nui)
Dimensions91.4 x 73.0 cm (36 x 28.75 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.220
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921
Gift cover (fukusa)
second half of 19th century
Gift cover (fukusa)
mid-19th century
Gift cover (fukusa)
late 18th or early 19th century
Gift cover (fukusa)
late 19th or early 20th century
Gift cover (fukusa)
late 18th or early 19th century