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Fragment of cotton

Japanese
late Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Cotton plain-weave crepe, hand-drawn rice paste resist-dyed (tsutsugaki)
Dimensions Height x width: 10 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (26.7 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Accession Number77.104
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionFragment of plain-weave cotton crepe with design of large bamboo stems in natural, undyed cream, in between which are bamboo leaves in blue, blue-black and tan on a blue ground.
ProvenanceTransferred from the Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.