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Textile fragment
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips; twill-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 1/16 x 13 3/16 in. (18 x 33.5 cm)
Credit Line
Everett Fund
Accession Number84.417
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile fragment with design of chrysanthemums and scrolling leaves in white silk and gilt paper strip supplementary weft patterning on a light tan silk twill ground.
Provenance84.417-84.552 were purchased for $150 of Louis Wertheimer at the Foreign Fair by the MFA on January 7, 1884