Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
first half of 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
Dimensions166.5 x 173 cm (65 9/16 x 68 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession number50.302
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.
19th century
1984
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
late 19th century
19th century
about 1830