Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
mid-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
Dimensions67.7 x 67.5 cm (26 5/8 x 26 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession numberRES.50.10
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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
first half of 19th century