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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 view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on October 11, 1898