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Bedding cover (futonji)
Japanese
late Meiji
late 19th–early 20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Cotton, indigo, freehand paste resist (tsutsugaki)
Dimensions
Length x width: 139.7 x 127 cm (55 x 50 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wayne E. Nichols and Tomie Nagano in memory of Towako Ogasawara
Accession Number2012.1068
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
DescriptionFuton cover made of four panels stitched together. Dark green with blue and white arabesque motif created through paste resist dyeing. Top and bottom edges are hemmed, sides are selvedges.
Provenance1988, sold at Araiyakusi Temple antique market, Tokyo, Japan to Tomie Nagano, West Roxbury, MA; 2012, gift of Nagano to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)