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Fragment of silk

late 18th or early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
DimensionsOverall: 35 x 21 cm (13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number93.1036
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893