Textile length

Japanese

Late Edo or early Meiji era

19th century

Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Cotton plain weave crepe, stencil resist-dyed with indigo (katazome, chûgata)

Dimensions Overall (height is warp direction): 74.9 x 33 cm (29 1/2 x 13 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number93.1108

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLength of cotton with design of crested waves in white on a blue ground created by stencil resist-dyeing (katazome or chûgata).

ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on September 1, 1993