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Fragment of silk

late 18th or early 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
DimensionsOverall: 35 x 68 cm (13 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number97.466
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, December 7, 1897