Bag for tea bowl (shifuku)
18th or 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, braiding
DimensionsOverall (Approx for storage): 16 x 20 x 23 cm (6 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number98.630
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on October 11, 1898
19th century
1984
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
late 19th century
19th century
first half of 19th century