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Textile sample
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
Late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen)
Dimensions
29.1 x 34.4 cm (11 7/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.370
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of two tortoises (kame) and bamboo (take) in light and dark gray, light and dark green, white and blue against a blue and tan pine bark pattern (matsukawabishi) background.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898