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Textile sample
Japanese
Bakumatsu to Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; plain-weave crepe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
31.0 x 35.7 cm (12 3/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.265
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile design with design of two cranes flying over water in gray, white and blue, created by the yûzen technique, with white, blue, red and black silk embroidered accents.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898