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Bag
Japanese
Edo period
18th or 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, satin-weave ground with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, silk braided cord
Dimensions
Overall (Approx for storage): 21 x 18 x 18 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.611
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDrawstring bag with design of dragon and crane pair motifs in green and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a blue silk satin ground. There is a plain-weave ramie or hemp lining and a blue braided silk cord. This bag was possibly used for a lacquer-ware container.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 1, 1915