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Wrapping cloth (furoshiki)
Wrapping cloth (furoshiki)

Wrapping cloth (furoshiki)

mid-20th century
Object PlaceNorthern Japan
Medium/TechniqueCotton, plain-weave; indigo dyed, cotton quilting (sashiko)
DimensionsHeight x width: 141.6 x 132.1 cm (55 3/4 x 52 in.)
Credit LineAdrienne Iselin Gilbert Memorial Fund
Accession number2007.505
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased by seller in Yonezawa, Japan in 1995; Purchased by MFA June 27, 2007
Jacket
early 20th century
Sleeveless vest (sodenashi)
late 19th–early 20th century
Jacket
late 19th–early 20th century
Jacket (shigotogi, happi)
late 19th or early 20th century
Quilt: Indigo Stripes
Tomie Nagano
1997
Textile length
19th century
Woman's mantle
mid 20th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
20th century
Woman's jacket
Gnyuki Torimaru
1980s