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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in plain-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 29 1/8 x 13 9/16 in. (74 x 34.5 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with overall repeating design of white cranes with orange spot on head and blue or black accents on the wingtips on a solid ground of gilt paper stip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, April 10, 1897