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

Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave (karaori)
Dimensions95.9 x 108.5 cm (37 3/4 x 42 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession numberRES.50.19
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to the MFA in1950