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Gift cover (fukusa)

Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, gold metallic thread; satin-weave ground, embroidered
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number22.544
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGift cover (fukusa) with design of three flying cranes in white, black, tan, red, green and gold silk and gold metallic thread embroidery on a blue satin ground; backing has been removed.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on May 4, 1922