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Gift cover (fukusa)
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; tapestry-weave
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGift cover (fukusa) with Fukurokuju, one of Seven Gods of Good Fortune (shichifukujin), on the back of crane (tsuru) with sun in reddish-orange, blue, green, pink, white and black on a light blue silk ground; reddish-orange plain-weave silk backing.
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.