Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
about 1830
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
Dimensions85 x 187.2 cm (33 7/16 x 73 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession number50.309
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to the MFA on March 9, 1950
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
first half of 19th century