Fragment of silk
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; satin-weave with supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsHeight x width: 43 x 39.5 cm (16 15/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
Credit LineAlfred Greenough Collection
Accession number85.36
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ProvenanceGift of Charles Henry Parker, from the Estate of Alfred Greenough, to the MFA on April 9, 1885
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late 19th century
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late 18th or early 19th century
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