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Fragment of silk

Japanese
Heian period
9th or 10th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, 5/1 twill-weave ground with 1/5 twill supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions 7.8 x 10.3 cm (3 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession Number35.1967
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile fragment with design of flowers and cyprus fence in yellow supplementary weft patterning on yellow twill-weave silk ground
ProvenanceGift of Yamanaka & Co., Boston, to the MFA on December 5, 1935