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Fragment of cotton
Japanese
late Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, stencil resist-dyed (katazome, kata komon)
Dimensions
Height x width: 24 x 13 1/2 in. (61 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Accession Number77.124
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of plain-weave cotton with stencil resist (katazome) design of large abstract "starburst" floral motifs in shades of light and dark blue on a light blue ground with small dots in natural (kata komon).
ProvenanceGift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield to the MFA, April 1877