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Textile sample
Japanese
Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), stencil resist-dyed (katazome), embroidered (shishû)
Dimensions
24.1 x 33.2 cm (9 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number98.303
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTextile sample with design of pine branch in blue and gray, created by stencil resist-dyeing (katazome) with gold, orange and purple silk and metallic gold embroidered accents.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898