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Catalog Data

Medium:
Medium: silk, paper with applied gold foil Technique: plain compount twill weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 35.3 × 34 cm (13 7/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Textile
Made in:
Japan
Date:
19th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design of large-scale dragons and Hou-ou birds in horizontal rows alternating with rows of flowers, especially peonies and chrysanthemums, and lotus blossoms. Extra weft of green, white, blue, yellow and tan silk and gold thread form the pattern on a once bright orange (now faded to tan) ground fabric.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe
Accession Number:
1942-86-54
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48769e062-cafe-45e1-98dc-b1d3998aac5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1942-86-54