Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk damask ground with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
DimensionsHeight x width: 74 x 53 1/8 in. (188 x 135 cm)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number03.1045
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 26, 1903
19th century
1984
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