Fragment of silk
18th or early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill-weave with silk, gilt paper strip and gold-wrapped thread discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
DimensionsHeight x width: 27 x 24 cm (10 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number01.5917
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, May 22, 1901
19th century
1550–1600
1875–1900
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century