Fragment of silk
9th or 10th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, 5/1 twill-weave ground with 1/5 twill supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions7.8 x 10.3 cm (3 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession number35.1967
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceGift of Yamanaka & Co., Boston, to the MFA on December 5, 1935
9th or 10th century
19th century
19th century
about 1875
about 1835
18th century
late 19th to early 20th century
18th century
19th century
about 1875
late 18th to first half of 19th century
late 19th or early 20th century