Textile sample
mid-19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered with gold paper strips (shishû) and couched with gold-wrapped thread (koma-nui)
Dimensions25.0 x 41.0 cm (9 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.255
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ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898
late 19th century
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late 19th or early 20th century
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