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Fragment of silk

late 18th or early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
DimensionsHeight x width: 26 9/16 x 20 1/16 in. (67.5 x 51 cm)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number93.1001
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893