Buddhist altar cloth (uchishiki)
late 19th century, made from 17th century fabric
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground, pieced, tie resist-dyed (kanoko shibori), embroidered (shishû) with silk, couched (koma nui) with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions209.6 x 209.8 cm (82 1/2 x 82 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.3939
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
18th century
early 17th century
early 17th century
18th century
19th century
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late 17th to early 18th century
late 17th century
18th or 19th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century
early 18th century