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Fragment of brown silk satin with design of dragon roundels, chrysanthemums and Buddhist symbols in green, reddish-orange and white silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
Provenance
Denman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Japanese, Edo period, late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place
Japan
Dimensions
Height x width: 32 11/16 x 18 11/16 in. (83 x 47.5 cm)
Accession Number
93.1000
Medium or Technique
Silk satin-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in plain-weave