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Textile sample

mid-19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions26.5 x 37.2 cm
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.313
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ClassificationsTextiles
Inscriptionsno mean. A part of hiragana (the Japanese cursive syllabary)
ProvenanceGift to MFA in August, 1898
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