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Fragment of silk
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 26.2 cm (13 x 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of silk with dark blue plain-weave ground and design of linked hexagon pattern (kikkô-mon) enclosing flowers, snowflake (yukiwa) motifs and paired cranes in gold and dark blue discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.