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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
17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession Number35.1968
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile fragment with design of floral motifs and latticework in yellow supplementary weft patterning on a yellow twill-weave silk ground.
ProvenanceGift of Yamanka & Co., Boston, to the MFA on December 5, 1935