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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 20.5 cm (13 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.1035
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of natural silk damask with woven diamond lozenge pattern and design of pair cranes and flowers connected by a floral lozenge pattern in dark blue, gold and purple silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893