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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
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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