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Buddhist  altar cloth (uchishiki)
Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave; pieced
Dimensions158.7 x 96.6 cm (62 1/2 x 38 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Julia Arthur Cheney
Accession numberRES.45.70
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Julia Arthur Cheney to the MFA in 1945