Textile sample
mid-19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû) and couched (koma nui)
Dimensions21.0 x 35.4 cm (8 1/4 x 13 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.333
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ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898
19th century
late 19th or early 20th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
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