Textile sample
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû, takeyamachi-nui)
Dimensions26.4 x 40.5 cm (10 3/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.253
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898
mid-19th century
19th century
19th century
late 19th or early 20th century
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mid-19th century
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19th century
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mid-19th century
mid-19th century