Fragment of silk
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 plain-weave
DimensionsOverall: 48 x 73.2 cm (18 7/8 x 28 13/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number97.453
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, December 7, 1897
19th century
19th century
late 17th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
early 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
late 16th century